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Interface ChecksumAware

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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

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