Java HashMap containsKey returns false for existing object

You shall not modify the key after having inserted it in the map.

Edit : I found the extract of javadoc in Map :

Note: great care must be exercised if mutable objects are used as map keys. The behavior of a map is not specified if the value of an object is changed in a manner that affects equals comparisons while the object is a key in the map.

Example with a simple wrapper class:

public static class MyWrapper {

  private int i;

  public MyWrapper(int i) {
    this.i = i;
  }

  public void setI(int i) {
    this.i = i;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean equals(Object o) {
    if (this == o) return true;
    if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
    return i == ((MyWrapper) o).i;
  }

  @Override
  public int hashCode() {
    return i;
  }
}

and the test :

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
  Map<MyWrapper, String> map = new HashMap<MyWrapper, String>();
  MyWrapper wrapper = new MyWrapper(1);
  map.put(wrapper, "hello");
  System.out.println(map.containsKey(wrapper));
  wrapper.setI(2);
  System.out.println(map.containsKey(wrapper));
}

Output :

true
false

Note : If you dont override hashcode() then you will get true only