Attribute.GetHashCode Method

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections;

namespace HashCodeCS 
{
    // A custom attribute to allow two authors per method. 
    public class AuthorsAttribute : Attribute 
    {
        public AuthorsAttribute(string name1, string name2) 
        {
            authorName1 = name1;
            authorName2 = name2;
        }

        protected string authorName1;
        protected string authorName2;
	
        public string AuthorName1 
        {
            get { return authorName1; }
            set { authorName1 = AuthorName1; }
        }

        public string AuthorName2 
        {
            get { return authorName2; }
            set { authorName2 = AuthorName2; }
        }

        // Use the hash code of the string objects and xor them together. 
        public override int GetHashCode() 
        {
            return authorName1.GetHashCode() ^ authorName2.GetHashCode();
        }
    }

    // Provide the author names for each method of the class. 
    public class TestClass 
    {
        [Authors("Immanuel Kant", "Lao Tzu")]
        public void Method1()
        {}

        [Authors("Jean-Paul Sartre", "Friedrich Nietzsche")]
        public void Method2()
        {}

        [Authors("Immanuel Kant", "Lao Tzu")]
        public void Method3()
        {}

        [Authors("Jean-Paul Sartre", "Friedrich Nietzsche")]
        public void Method4()
        {}

        [Authors("Immanuel Kant", "Friedrich Nietzsche")]
        public void Method5()
        {}
    }

    class DemoClass 
    {
        static void Main(string[] args) 
        {
            // Get the class type to access its metadata.
            Type clsType = typeof(TestClass);

            // Use a hash table to store the hash codes and methods.
            Hashtable hTable = new Hashtable();

            // Iterate through all the methods of the class. 
            foreach(MethodInfo mInfo in clsType.GetMethods()) 
            {
                // Get the Authors attribute for the method if it exists.
                AuthorsAttribute authAttr = 
                    (AuthorsAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(
                    mInfo, typeof(AuthorsAttribute));
                if (authAttr != null) 
                {
                    // Get the unique hash code for these authors. 
                    int hCode = authAttr.GetHashCode();

                    // See if it's already been added to the hash table. 
                    if (hTable.Contains(hCode)) 
                    {
                        // If so, retrieve the array using the Item syntax.
                        ArrayList al = (ArrayList)hTable[hCode];
                        // Add the method to the array list.
                        al.Add(mInfo.Name);
                        // Put the edited array list back into the table.
                        hTable[hCode] = al;
                    }

                        // This is the first occurrence of this hash code. 
                    else 
                    {
                        // Create a new array list.
                        ArrayList al = new ArrayList();
                        // Add the method name as the first entry.
                        al.Add(mInfo.Name);
                        // Add the new hash code and array list to the table.
                        hTable.Add(hCode, al);
                    }
                }
            }

            // Get the hash table's enumerator and iterate through the table.
            IDictionaryEnumerator dictEnum = hTable.GetEnumerator();
            while (dictEnum.MoveNext()) 
            {
                // Get the array list for this iteration.
                ArrayList al = (ArrayList)dictEnum.Value;
                // Access each element of the array. 
                for (int i=0; i<al.Count; i++) 
                {
                    // For the first element, retrieve the author names. 
                    if (i == 0) 
                    {
                        // Get the metadata for the method.
                        MethodInfo mInfo = clsType.GetMethod((String)al[i]);
                        // Retrieve the Authors attribute again.
                        AuthorsAttribute authAttr = 
                            (AuthorsAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(
                            mInfo, typeof(AuthorsAttribute));
                        // Display the authors names. 
                        if (authAttr != null)
                            Console.WriteLine("Authors: {0}, {1}", 
                                authAttr.AuthorName1, authAttr.AuthorName2);
                        else
                            Console.WriteLine("The authors could not be retrieved.");
                    }
                    // Display each method authored by this team.
                    Console.WriteLine(al[i]);
                }
                Console.WriteLine("");
            }
        }
    }
}