Identifier (yangtools-docs 5.0.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Immutable, MutationBehaviour<Immutable>, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

WritableIdentifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractIdentifier, AbstractQName, AbstractStringIdentifier, AbstractUUIDIdentifier, DatastoreIdentifier, MountPointIdentifier, QName, QNameModule, QualifiedQName, RevisionSourceIdentifier, SemVerSourceIdentifier, SourceIdentifier, UnqualifiedQName
```
public interface Identifier
extends Serializable, Immutable
```
General identifier interface. It is primarily a marker for all things that identify concepts -- such as names, addresses, classes, etc. We do not require too much, just that the identifiers are serializable (and thus transferable).
Implementations are expected to implement hashCode() and equals(Object) methods in a way, which ensures that objects before and after serialization are considered equal.
Implementations are advised to use the Externalizable Proxy pattern to allow future evolution of their serialization format. For further efficiency, implementations should consider implementing WritableObject, so they can be efficiently embedded in other Serializable and WritableObjects objects.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  boolean equals(Object obj)
  
  int hashCode()
  
  String toString()

- Method Detail
  - equals
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boolean equals(Object obj)
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    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
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int hashCode()
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    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - toString
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String toString()
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    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object