Primitive-Collections/src/builder/resources/speiger/assets/collections/templates/utils/Strategy.template

package speiger.src.collections.PACKAGE.utils;

/**
 * A Type Specific Strategy class that allows to give control hashcode generation and equals comparason for maps
 * @Type(T)
 */
public interface STRATEGY KEY_GENERIC_TYPE
{
	/**
	 * Type Specific HashCode function
	 * @param o the element that the hashcode is requested for (if object may be null)
	 * @return hashcode for the given entry
	 */
	public int hashCode(KEY_TYPE o);
	
	/**
	 * Type Specific Equals function
	 * @param key the first element that should be compared with
	 * @param value the second element that should be compared with (if object may be null)
	 * @return if the elements match
	 */
	public boolean equals(KEY_TYPE key, KEY_TYPE value);
}