brutil
Interface HashFunction

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleModHashFunction

public interface HashFunction

This class provides a HashFunction interface that encapsulates a function that creates a HashCoord from a key object.

To implement a HashFunction, the programmer needs to implement this interface and define hash(Object).

This class is called by the hash(Object) method of POD.

See Also:

HashMap, POD, HashStatsListener, HashCoord

Method Summary

HashCoord

hash(java.lang.Object key) Returns a HashCoord corresponding to the given key object.

Method Detail

hash

public HashCoord hash(java.lang.Object key)

Returns a HashCoord corresponding to the given key object.

Parameters:

key - the key to process.

Returns:

the HashCoord to which this key has been mapped by this HashFunction.