Java generics Pair stored in HashMap not retrieving key->value properly

genericshashmapjavastring

Here's Pair.java

import java.lang.*; 
import java.util.*; 

public class Pair<TYPEA, TYPEB> implements Comparable< Pair<TYPEA, TYPEB> > {
  protected final TYPEA Key_;
  protected final TYPEB Value_;

  public Pair(TYPEA key, TYPEB value) {
    Key_   = key;
    Value_ = value;
  }
  public TYPEA getKey() {
    return Key_;
  }
  public TYPEB getValue() {
    return Value_;
  }
  public String toString() {
    System.out.println("in toString()");
    StringBuffer buff = new StringBuffer();
      buff.append("Key: ");
      buff.append(Key_);
      buff.append("\tValue: ");
      buff.append(Value_);
    return(buff.toString() );
  }
  public int compareTo( Pair<TYPEA, TYPEB> p1 ) { 
    System.out.println("in compareTo()");
    if ( null != p1 ) { 
      if ( p1.equals(this) ) { 
        return 0; 
      } else if ( p1.hashCode() > this.hashCode() ) { 
            return 1;
      } else if ( p1.hashCode() < this.hashCode() ) { 
        return -1;  
      }
    }
    return(-1);
  }
  public boolean equals( Pair<TYPEA, TYPEB> p1 ) { 
    System.out.println("in equals()");
    if ( null != p1 ) { 
      if ( p1.Key_.equals( this.Key_ ) && p1.Value_.equals( this.Value_ ) ) { 
        return(true);
      }
    }
    return(false);
  }
  public int hashCode() { 
    int hashCode = Key_.hashCode() + (31 * Value_.hashCode());
    System.out.println("in hashCode() [" + Integer.toString(hashCode) + "]");
    return(hashCode);
  }
}

Here's the testcase: 

import java.lang.*; 
import java.util.*;

import junit.framework.*;

public class PairTest extends TestCase { 

  public void testPair() { 
    String key   = new String("key"); 
    String value = new String("asdf"); 

    Pair<String, String> pair = new Pair<String, String>( key, value ); 

    assertTrue( pair.getKey().equals( key ) );
    assertTrue( pair.getValue().equals( value ) );
    assertTrue( pair.equals( new Pair<String, String>(key, value)) );
  }

  public void testPairCollection() { 

    HashMap< Pair<String, String>, String> hm1 = new HashMap<Pair<String,String>, String>(); 

    Pair<String, String> p1 = new Pair<String, String>("Test1", "Value1"); 
       hm1.put(p1, "ONE");  
    Pair<String, String> p2 = new Pair<String, String>("Test1", "Value2"); 
       hm1.put(p2, "TWO");  
    Pair<String, String> p3 = new Pair<String, String>("Test2", "Value1"); 
       hm1.put(p3, "THREE");    
    Pair<String, String> p4 = new Pair<String, String>("Test2", "Value2"); 
       hm1.put(p4, "FOUR"); 
    Pair<String, String> p5 = new Pair<String, String>("Test3", "Value1"); 
       hm1.put(p5, "FIVE"); 
    Pair<String, String> p6 = new Pair<String, String>("Test3", "Value2"); 
       hm1.put(p6, "SIX");  
    Pair<String, String> p7 = new Pair<String, String>("Test3", "Value3"); 
       hm1.put(p7, "SEVEN");    

    assertTrue( hm1.size() == 7 ); 

    Pair<String, String> pSrch = new Pair<String, String>("Test3", "Value3"); 
    assertTrue( p7.equals(pSrch) );
    assertTrue( pSrch.equals(p7) );
    assertTrue( p7.hashCode() == pSrch.hashCode() ); 
    assertTrue( 0 == p7.compareTo( pSrch ) );
    assertTrue( 0 == pSrch.compareTo(p7) );

    System.out.println("starting containsKey search");
    assertTrue( hm1.containsKey( p7 ) );
    System.out.println("starting containsKey search2");
    assertTrue( hm1.containsKey( pSrch ) );
    System.out.println("finishing containsKey search");

    String result = hm1.get( pSrch );
    assertTrue( null != result );
    assertTrue( 0 == result.compareTo("SEVEN"));

  } 
}

Here's my problem, the last hm1.containsKey call should (I naively expect) return the value stored where Pair<"Three", "Three"> is true – I should get a String with a value of "SEVEN". Here is the output: 

Running in equals()
in hashCode() [1976956095]
in hashCode() [1976956126]
in hashCode() [1976956096]
in hashCode() [1976956127]
in hashCode() [1976956097]
in hashCode() [1976956128]
in hashCode() [1976956159]
in equals()
in equals()
in hashCode() [1976956159]
in hashCode() [1976956159]
in compareTo()
in equals()
in compareTo()
in equals()
starting containsKey search
in hashCode() [1976956159]
starting containsKey search2
in hashCode() [1976956159]     <--- Bug here?

Never reaches 
          String result = hm1.get( pSrch );

So is both p7.hashCode() and pSrch.hashCode() are equal and p7.equals(pSrch) and pSrch.equals(p7), and hm1.containsValue(p7) == true, I would expect hm1.containsValue(pSrch) would also return true, but it does not. What am I missing?

Best Solution

You need to override the equals method from the java.lang.Object class.

Instead, you've overloaded the method with an additional version that takes a Pair. Totally different method that never gets called. Replace your equals with something like this:

@Override
public boolean equals(Object o) { 
  System.out.println("in equals()");
  if (o instanceof Pair) { 
    Pair<?, ?> p1 = (Pair<?, ?>) o;
    if ( p1.Key_.equals( this.Key_ ) && p1.Value_.equals( this.Value_ ) ) { 
      return(true);
    }
  }
  return(false);
}

To avoid this kind of mistake, use the @Override annotation on methods you intend to act as overrides. You'll get a compile time error when they don't.

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