orca.util
Class ID

java.lang.Object
  orca.util.ID

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<ID>

Direct Known Subclasses:

NodeID, ReservationID, SliceID

public class ID
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<ID>

This class represents an identifier. It can be used to create a globally unique identifier or to wrap an existing string to be used as an identifier. This class can be moved to another package and used anywhere we need unique identifiers

Author:

aydan

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String

id The underlying string representing this identifier

Constructor Summary

ID()
Creates a new globally unique identifier

ID(java.lang.String id)
Loads the specified string as an identifier

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone()
int	compareTo(ID id)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other)
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

id

protected java.lang.String id

The underlying string representing this identifier

Constructor Detail

ID

public ID()

Creates a new globally unique identifier

ID

public ID(java.lang.String id)

Loads the specified string as an identifier

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(ID id)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<ID>