Class DataIdentifier

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable

    public class DataIdentifier
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.io.Serializable
    Opaque data identifier used to identify records in a data store. All identifiers must be serializable and implement the standard object equality and hash code methods.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      DataIdentifier​(java.lang.String identifier)
      Creates a data identifier from the given string.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      boolean equals​(java.lang.Object object)
      Checks if the given object is a data identifier and has the same string representation as this one.
      int hashCode()
      Returns the hash code of the identifier string.
      java.lang.String toString()
      Returns the identifier string.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • DataIdentifier

        public DataIdentifier​(java.lang.String identifier)
        Creates a data identifier from the given string.
        Parameters:
        identifier - data identifier
    • Method Detail

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Returns the identifier string.
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        identifier string
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object object)
        Checks if the given object is a data identifier and has the same string representation as this one.
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.lang.Object
        Parameters:
        object - other object
        Returns:
        true if the given object is the same identifier, false otherwise
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Returns the hash code of the identifier string.
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        hash code