What issues should be considered when we are overriding equals and hashCode in Java

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If we are overriding equals and hashcode, what pitfalls we should consider?
Jun 21, 2018 in Java by Daisy
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equals() must define an equivalent relation and it must be consistent.

hashcode() must be consistent.
answered Jun 21, 2018 by Sushmita
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