TIOBE - Java Coding Standard

Rule: Naming10

Synopsis:	The method name and return type are suspiciously close to hashCode()
Language:	Java
Severity Level:	3
Category:	Naming

Description:

The method name and return type are suspiciously close to hashCode(), which may mean you are intending to override the hashCode() method.

public class Foo {
 public int hashcode() {
 // oops, this probably was supposed to be hashCode
 }
}