这段代码是THINK IN JAVA第8章对象的容纳的，有个关键字我不太明白，查了一下字典说是急切的，但我对它的用法不是很明白，请高手指教
import java.util.*;
class Groundhog2 {
int ghNumber;
Groundhog2(int n) { ghNumber = n; }
public int hashCode() { return ghNumber; }
public boolean equals(Object o) {
return (o instanceof Groundhog2)//就是这个关键字，对这个用法也不太熟悉
&& (ghNumber == ((Groundhog2)o).ghNumber);
}
}
public class SpringDetector2 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Hashtable ht = new Hashtable();
for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
ht.put(new Groundhog2(i),new Prediction());
System.out.println("ht = " + ht + "\n");
System.out.println(
"Looking up prediction for groundhog #3:");
Groundhog2 gh = new Groundhog2(3);
if(ht.containsKey(gh))
System.out.println((Prediction)ht.get(gh));
}
} ///
