com.go.trove.util
Class MultiKey

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.go.trove.util.MultiKey

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class MultiKey

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

MultiKey allows arrays and arrays of arrays to be used as hashtable keys. Hashcode computation and equality tests will fully recurse into the array elements. MultiKey can be used in conjunction with Depot for caching against complex keys.

Version:

4 , 01/07/09

Author:

Brian S O'Neill

See Also:

Pair, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MultiKey(java.lang.Object component)
Contruct a new MultiKey against a component which may be any kind of object including an array, or an array of arrays, or null.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other)
java.lang.Object	getComponent() Returns the original component used to construct this MultiKey.
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MultiKey

public MultiKey(java.lang.Object component)

Contruct a new MultiKey against a component which may be any kind of object including an array, or an array of arrays, or null.

Method Detail

getComponent

public java.lang.Object getComponent()

Returns the original component used to construct this MultiKey.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object