Hash a double in Java

Question

I was wondering how to hash a double in Java? I have hashed other primitive data and objects. I thought I could use the hashcode method? From what I have seen this looks quite complex. I came across something about creating a seed.

I was wondering any ideas on how to go about this. Hoping to put in with the rest of my hashcode for the class that has the double?

I was wondering if there are issues with me trying to hash arraylists, arrays and other objects in java. Some of my classes contain arraylists.

Many Thanks

Answer 1

Double.hashCode() complex? It basically converts double into a long (no magic here, after all they both are simply 64-bit values in memory) and computing long hash is quite simple. The double -> long conversion is done via public static doubleToLongBits(). What is complex about this?

Examples:

Double.valueOf(42.5).hashCode();        //better answer to everything

Long.valueOf(Double.doubleToLongBits(42.5)).hashCode();