public abstract int hashCode ()

Overriding: java.lang.Object

Returns the hash code value for this collection. While the Collection interface adds no stipulations to the general contract for the Object.hashCode method, programmers should take note that any class that overrides the Object.equals method must also override the Object.hashCode method in order to satisfy the general contract for the Object.hashCode method. In particular, c1.equals(c2) implies that c1.hashCode()==c2.hashCode().

Returns:  the hash code value for this collection

See also:
Object.hashCode(), Object.equals(Object)