org.modeshape.graph.property.basic
Class StringReference

java.lang.Object
  org.modeshape.graph.property.basic.StringReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Reference>, Reference

@Immutable
public class StringReference
extends Object
implements Reference

A Reference implementation that uses a single UUID as the pointer.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

StringReference(String id)

StringReference(String id, boolean weak)

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Reference that)
boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getString() Get the string form of the Reference.
String	getString(TextEncoder encoder) Get the encoded string form of the Reference, using the supplied encoder to encode characters in the reference.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isWeak() Determine whether this reference is considered a weak reference.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringReference

public StringReference(String id)

StringReference

public StringReference(String id,
                       boolean weak)

Method Detail

isWeak

public boolean isWeak()

Determine whether this reference is considered a weak reference.

Specified by:

isWeak in interface Reference

Returns:

true if this is a weak reference, or false otherwise

See Also:

Reference.isWeak()

getString

public String getString()

Get the string form of the Reference. The default encoder is used to encode characters in the reference.

Specified by:

getString in interface Reference

Returns:

the encoded string

See Also:

Reference.getString(TextEncoder)

getString

public String getString(TextEncoder encoder)

Get the encoded string form of the Reference, using the supplied encoder to encode characters in the reference.

Specified by:

getString in interface Reference

Parameters:

encoder - the encoder to use, or null if the default encoder should be used

Returns:

the encoded string

See Also:

Reference.getString()

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

compareTo

public int compareTo(Reference that)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Reference>

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object