org.apache.reef.wake

Interface Identifier

All Known Subinterfaces:

ComparableIdentifier, RemoteIdentifier, StorageIdentifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileIdentifier, SocketRemoteIdentifier, StringIdentifier

public interface Identifier

An identifier class for REEF. Identifiers are a generic naming primitive that carry some information about the type of the object they point to. Typical examples are server sockets, filenames, and requests. Identifier constructors should take zero arguments, or take a single string.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o) Checks that another object is equal to this object.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for the object.
String	toString() Return a string representation of this object.

Method Detail

hashCode

int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for the object.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code value for this object

equals

boolean equals(Object o)

Checks that another object is equal to this object.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - another object

Returns:

true if the object is the same as the object argument; false, otherwise

toString

String toString()

Return a string representation of this object. This method should return a URL-style string, that begins with "type://", where "type" is chosen to uniquely identify this type of identifier.

Overrides:

toString in class Object