org.intellimate.izou.identification

Class Identification

java.lang.Object

org.intellimate.izou.identification.Identification

public final class Identification
extends Object

Used to provide identification. You can obtain an Instance through IdentificationManager. This object is Immutable.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected static Identification	createIdentification(Identifiable identifiable)
protected static Identification	createIdentification(Identifiable identifiable, boolean createdFromInstance)
boolean	equals(Identification identification) returns whether this and the other identification belong to the same Identifiable
boolean	equals(Object o)
String	getID() returns the ID of the owner of the Identification
int	hashCode()
boolean	isCreatedFromInstance() this method returns whether this Identification Object was created by the owner
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createIdentification

protected static Identification createIdentification(Identifiable identifiable)

createIdentification

protected static Identification createIdentification(Identifiable identifiable,
                                                     boolean createdFromInstance)

getID

public String getID()

returns the ID of the owner of the Identification

Returns:

a String containing the ID

isCreatedFromInstance

public boolean isCreatedFromInstance()

this method returns whether this Identification Object was created by the owner

Returns:

true if created by the owner, false if not

equals

public boolean equals(Identification identification)

returns whether this and the other identification belong to the same Identifiable

Parameters:

identification - an instance of identification

Returns:

true if they equal, false if not

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object