org.openorb.util
Class IdentityKey

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.openorb.util.IdentityKey

public class IdentityKey

extends Object

Identity hash table key. Use to wrap objects to insert into hash maps where the entry should be hashed/looked up on the actual object, rather than any equals / hashCode operations it defines.

Author:

Chris Wood

Constructor Summary

IdentityKey(Object target)
Constructor.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object obj) Compare two instances of this class.
int	hashCode() Return the hash code of the internal object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

IdentityKey

public IdentityKey(Object target)

Constructor.

Parameters:

target - The target object to store in this instance.

Method Detail

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Return the hash code of the internal object.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

A hash code for the internal object.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Compare two instances of this class.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - Another IdentityKey instance.

Returns:

True if both are IdentityKey instances and the internal object is the same instance, false otherwise.