com.starteam.util

Class GUID

java.lang.Object

com.starteam.util.GUID

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class GUID
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Generates a Globally unique identifier

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GUID() Creates a GUID isntance
GUID(byte[] source) Creates a GUID based on the byte array
GUID(java.lang.String spec) Creates a GUID based on the given specification

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	create()
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Compares this GUID instance with the Object o
java.lang.String	getByteString() Returns a string representation of the integer argument as an unsigned integer in base 16.
java.lang.String	getCanonicalFormat() Returns the canonical string representation of this GUID.
byte[]	getData()
java.lang.String	getDebugString() Returns the canonical string representation of the GUID for debug purposes.
int	hashCode() Returns the hashcode of the GUID.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the canonical string representation of the GUID.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GUID

public GUID()

Creates a GUID isntance

GUID

public GUID(byte[] source)

Creates a GUID based on the byte array

Parameters:

source - byte array

GUID

public GUID(java.lang.String spec)

Creates a GUID based on the given specification

Parameters:

spec - specification

Method Detail

create

public void create()

getByteString

public java.lang.String getByteString()

Returns a string representation of the integer argument as an unsigned integer in base 16.

Returns:

hex representation of the GUID

getData

public byte[] getData()

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Compares this GUID instance with the Object o

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

o - the Object to compare with for equality

Returns:

true if o is identical to this GUID

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the hashcode of the GUID.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

hashcode of the GUID.

getCanonicalFormat

public java.lang.String getCanonicalFormat()

Returns the canonical string representation of this GUID. It will be of the form: 0201a8c0-dc96-68d9-97dc-d968e6000000 Note that this string representation is cached and may be called repeatedly without allocating a new String object for each call.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the canonical string representation of the GUID.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

canonical string

getDebugString

public java.lang.String getDebugString()

Returns the canonical string representation of the GUID for debug purposes.

Returns:

canonical string