+ * @return the size of this collection
+ */
+ public int getEntryCount(
+ ) {
+ return this._entryList.size();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Overrides the java.lang.Object.hashCode method.
+ * <p>
+ * The following steps came from <b>Effective Java Programming
+ * Language Guide</b> by Joshua Bloch, Chapter 3