public static String paddedHashCode(Object o){
  String s="0000000000";
  if (o != null) {
    s=PADDED_HASH_FORMAT.format(o.hashCode());
  }
  return s;
}

public static String paddedHashCode ( Object o ) { String s = "0000000000" ; if ( o != null ) { s = PADDED_HASH_FORMAT . format ( o . hashCode ( ) ) ; } return s ; }
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