Class DataIdentifier

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

    public class DataIdentifier
    extends Object
    implements 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 Detail

      • DataIdentifier

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

      • toString

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

        public boolean equals​(Object object)
        Checks if the given object is a data identifier and has the same string representation as this one.
        Overrides:
        equals in class 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 Object
        Returns:
        hash code