// ==++==
//
//   Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
//
// ==--==
/*============================================================
**
** Interface: IHashCodeProvider
**
**
** Purpose: A bunch of strings.
**
** Date: July 21, 1999
**
===========================================================*/
namespace System.Collections {

    using System;
    // Provides a mechanism for a hash table user to override the default
    // GetHashCode() function on Objects, providing their own hash function.
    //| <include path='docs/doc[@for="IHashCodeProvider"]/*' />
    public interface IHashCodeProvider
    {
        // Returns a hash code for the given object.
        //
        //| <include path='docs/doc[@for="IHashCodeProvider.GetHashCode"]/*' />
        int GetHashCode (Object obj);
    }
}