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Why must equals() and hashCode() be consistent? What happens if they are implemented incorrectly?
Tests whether you know hash-based collections rely on the contract that equal objects must produce equal hash codes -- break it and a HashMap/HashSet will silently fail to find an object you just inserted because it lands in the wrong bucket.
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