I'd like to know how can I write good GetHashCode() for ordered list

Question

I made a class that include List<T>.(T is a struct I made.) And I want to override Equals() and GetHashCode(). So I need to make HashCode from List<T>. How can I make good HashCode from ordered list?

Answer 1

Jon Skeet provides a great example on a similar post:

public override int GetHashCode()
{
    unchecked
    {
        int hash = 19;
        foreach (var foo in foos)
        {
            hash = hash * 31 + foo.GetHashCode();
        }
        return hash;
    }
}

Primes are generally very useful when hashing. If you're interested to know why, you'll have to look up the maths because people are most likely better at explaining that than I am.