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Interface ChecksumAware

All Known Implementing Classes:

RuleSet

public interface ChecksumAware

Interface defining an object that has a checksum The checksum is a fingerprint of the object's configuration, and *MUST* change if anything changed on the object. It differs from a hashCode() in that a hashCode() may not take all fields into account, but a checksum must do so.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	getChecksum() Retrieves the current instance checksum

Method Detail

getChecksum

long getChecksum()

Retrieves the current instance checksum

Returns:

The current checksum