Java Locale - hashCode() Method

The java.util.Locale.hashCode() method returns a hash code for this Locale.

Syntax

public int hashCode()

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns a hash code value for this locale.

Exception

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.Locale.hashCode() method is used to get the hash code for the given Locale object.

import java.util.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    //creating a locale
    Locale loc = new Locale("EN", "UK");

    //printing the locale
    System.out.println("loc is: " + loc);

    //printing the hashcode for the locale
    System.out.println("hashCode is: " + loc.hashCode());
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

loc is: en_UK
hashCode is: 96636641

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