I'm getting better with Java, even to the point where I'm almost comfortable with it, but the purpose behind one concept still eludes me: What is method overriding, and why should I care about it?

Java’s equals() and hashcode() are two methods that work together to verify if two objects have the same value. You can use them to make object comparisons easy and efficient in your Java programs.

We’ll look at each of these methods and how you can use them to perform special tasks in the context of your Java classes ... implements Cloneable { int x; @Override public Object clone ...