com.phoenixst.collections
Class Identifier
java.lang.Object
com.phoenixst.collections.Identifier
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable
public class Identifier
- extends Object
- implements Serializable
Basically, this is just an Object
with a toString()
value set by the constructor. Instances of this class
can be used instead of Strings
for map and registry
keys. The reason for doing so is that this class uses reference
equality for .equals()
semantics, so that multiple
users can use the same registry without fear of duplicating
someone else's key. Instances can also simply be used where it's
helpful to have human readable toString()
values for
otherwise non-functional objects when Strings
can't
be used for some reason.
- Since:
- 1.0
- Version:
- $Revision: 1.5 $
- Author:
- Ray A. Conner
- See Also:
- Serialized Form
Identifier
public Identifier(String name)
- Creates a new
Identifier
with the specified
toString()
value.
toString
public String toString()
- Overrides:
toString
in class Object
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