'equals()' and 'hashCode()' not paired

Reports classes that override the equals() method but do not override the hashCode() method or vice versa, which can potentially lead to problems when the class is added to a Collection or a HashMap.

The quick-fix generates the default implementation for an absent method.

Example:

class StringHolder {
  String s;

  @Override public int hashCode() {
    return s != null ? s.hashCode() : 0;
  }
}

After the quick-fix is applied:

class StringHolder {
  String s;

  @Override public int hashCode() {
    return s != null ? s.hashCode() : 0;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean equals(Object o) {
    if (this == o) return true;
    if (!(o instanceof StringHolder)) return false;

    StringHolder holder = (StringHolder)o;

    if (s != null ? !s.equals(holder.s) : holder.s != null) return false;

    return true;
  }
}

Inspection Details
Available in:	IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3, Qodana for JVM 2023.3
Plugin:	Java, 233.SNAPSHOT

Last modified: 13 July 2023