Big Java Late Objects
Big Java Late Objects
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ISBN: 9781119330455
Author: Horstmann
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 16, Problem 26RE

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Idea of assigning a unique ID to each object:

  • A unique ID is assigned to the elements of the hash function instead of implementing a hash function, which may work to some extent.
  • But it will fail miserably in some other situations. For example, one situation is described below.
    • Suppose that a hash table consists of somebody`s favourite colors.
    • Now, to find out whether the person likes green or not, all that has to be done is running the command color GREEN using its designated id...

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