ItemOrder (yangtools-docs 6.0.4 API)

Type Parameters:

T - Item order type

All Known Subinterfaces:

ItemOrder.Ordered, ItemOrder.Unordered
```
@Beta
public interface ItemOrder<T extends ItemOrder<T>>
```
Marker interface for specifying ordering of items. There are two orderings, ItemOrder.Ordered and ItemOrder.Unordered, and they are mutually exclusive. Item ordering is considered semantically important, such as it impacts Object.equals(Object) contract. This can be thought of as the missing interface distinction between Collection, List and Set.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`ItemOrder.Ordered`	Items are ordered and their order is significant.
`static interface`	`ItemOrder.Unordered`	Items are unordered and their order is insignificant.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(@Nullable Object obj)`	`ItemOrder` has impact on `equals(Object)`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	`ItemOrder` has impact on `hashCode()`.
`@NonNull Class<T>`	`itemOrder()`	Return the item order class of this object.

- Method Detail
  - itemOrder
```
@NonNull Class<T> itemOrder()
```
    Return the item order class of this object. The class' equality contracts apply to this object's equality contract.
    
    Returns:
    
    Item order class.
  - hashCode
```
int hashCode()
```
    ItemOrder has impact on hashCode().
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj)
```
    ItemOrder has impact on equals(Object).
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object