Parameters

key

The object whose hash code is to be generated.

Returns

A int containing the hash code for key.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentNullException	key is null.

Remarks

This method is accessible only through this class or a derived class.

Operation

As described above.

If the current instance was instantiated with a specific IHashCodeProvider implementation, this method uses that hash code provider; otherwise, it uses the object.GetHashCode implementation of key .

Requirements

Namespace: System.Collections
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0