com.hp.sdn

Class BaseModel

java.lang.Object

com.hp.sdn.BaseModel

All Implemented Interfaces:

Identified, Serializable

public abstract class BaseModel
extends Object
implements Identified, Serializable

Classes that extend this base class have a unique identification (uid) field, a corresponding accessor method, and standardized hash code and equals methods for storage consistency.

Author:

Scott Simes, Stephen Cobbe

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BaseModel() Construct with a generated unique identification string.
BaseModel(String uid) Construct using the supplied unique identification string.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
int	hashCode()
String	toString()
String	uid() Returns the unique identifier of the entity.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BaseModel

public BaseModel()

Construct with a generated unique identification string.

BaseModel

public BaseModel(String uid)

Construct using the supplied unique identification string. The supplied unique identification must not be null.

Parameters:

uid - the unique identification to use.

Method Detail

uid

public String uid()

Description copied from interface: Identified

Returns the unique identifier of the entity.

Specified by:

uid in interface Identified

Returns:

unique id of the entity

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object