[HADOOP-8815] RandomDatum overrides equals(Object) but no hashCode()

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha1
• Fix Version/s: 2.6.0
• Component/s: test
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Brandon Li
• Reporter: Brandon Li
• Created: 16/Sep/12 02:27
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:22
• Resolved: 25/Sep/12 00:12

Description

Override equal() but not hashCode() is a violation of the general contract for Object.hashCode will occur, which can have unexpected repercussions when this class is in conjunction with all hash-based collections.

This test class is used in multiple places, so it may be worth fixing.