Can Java's hashCode produce same value for different strings?

Question

Is it possible to have same hashcode for different strings using java\'s hashcode function?or if it is possible then what is the % of its possibility?

Answer 1

YES. A lot.

Look at following pair

• "FB" and "Ea"

can return same hash code even though the characters in it are not same.

Basically it is the sum of characters in a string multiplied by an integer.