On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 16:46:56 +0530, Neelu Mehta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>but i really don't understand the exact use of equals() and hashcode() methods why
>it's so neccessary
>can u tell me
They are used by the EJB container for use with hashtables.
>secondly if our primary key is String type then also we 've to write toString()
>method or not
You never have to provide a toString() method. Why do you think that's
the case? Searching the EJB 1.1 specification for the keyword "toString"
gives zero hits...
/Rickard
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