How do you implement GetHashCode for structure with two string, when both strings are interchangeable

Question

I have a structure in C#:

public struct UserInfo
{
   public string str1
   {
     get;
     set;
   }

   public string str2
   {
     get;
     set;
   }           


        

Answer 1

Going along the lines ReSharper is suggesting:

public int GetHashCode()
{
    unchecked
    {
        int hashCode;

        // String properties
        hashCode = (hashCode * 397) ^ (str1!= null ? str1.GetHashCode() : 0);
        hashCode = (hashCode * 397) ^ (str2!= null ? str1.GetHashCode() : 0);

        // int properties
        hashCode = (hashCode * 397) ^ intProperty;
        return hashCode;
    }
}

397 is a prime of sufficient size to cause the result variable to overflow and mix the bits of the hash somewhat, providing a better distribution of hash codes. Otherwise there's nothing special in 397 that distinguishes it from other primes of the same magnitude.