it.tidalwave.util
Class Id

java.lang.Object
  it.tidalwave.util.Id

All Implemented Interfaces:

StringValue, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<Id>

@Immutable
public class Id
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<Id>, StringValue

An opaque wrapper for identifiers.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Fabrizio Giudici

See Also:

Serialized Form

Status: stable API

Constructor Summary

Id(java.lang.Object value)
Creates a new Id.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Id other)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object)
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	stringValue() Returns the String value of this object.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Id

public Id(@Nonnull
          java.lang.Object value)

Creates a new Id.

Parameters:

value - the value of the id

Method Detail

stringValue

@Nonnull
public java.lang.String stringValue()

Returns the String value of this object.

Specified by:

stringValue in interface StringValue

Returns:

the string

equals

public boolean equals(@CheckForNull
                      java.lang.Object object)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(Id other)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<Id>

toString

@Nonnull
public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object