org.npsnet.xrti
Class XRTIObjectInstanceHandle

java.lang.Object
  org.npsnet.xrti.XRTIObjectInstanceHandle

All Implemented Interfaces:

ObjectInstanceHandle, java.io.Serializable

public class XRTIObjectInstanceHandle

extends java.lang.Object

implements ObjectInstanceHandle

Type-safe handle for an object instance. Generally these are created by the run-time infrastructure and passed to the user.

Author:

Andrzej Kapolka

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected

XRTIObjectInstanceHandle(long pIdentifier) Constructor.

Method Summary

void	encode(byte[] buffer, int offset) Encodes this object instance handle, placing the result into the specified buffer.
int	encodedLength() Returns the encoded length of this object instance handle.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object otherObjectInstanceHandle) Checks this object instance handle for equality with another.
protected long	getIdentifier() Returns this handle's unique identifier.
int	hashCode() Computes and returns a hash code corresponding to this object instance handle.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this object instance handle.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XRTIObjectInstanceHandle

protected XRTIObjectInstanceHandle(long pIdentifier)

Constructor.

Parameters:

pIdentifier - the object instance identifier

Method Detail

getIdentifier

protected long getIdentifier()

Returns this handle's unique identifier.

Returns:

this handle's unique identifier

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object otherObjectInstanceHandle)

Checks this object instance handle for equality with another.

Specified by:

equals in interface ObjectInstanceHandle

Parameters:

otherObjectInstanceHandle - the other object instance handle

Returns:

true if the two handles refer to the same object instance, false otherwise

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Computes and returns a hash code corresponding to this object instance handle.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface ObjectInstanceHandle

Returns:

a hash code corresponding to this object instance handle

encodedLength

public int encodedLength()

Returns the encoded length of this object instance handle.

Specified by:

encodedLength in interface ObjectInstanceHandle

Returns:

the encoded length of this object instance handle

encode

public void encode(byte[] buffer,
                   int offset)

Encodes this object instance handle, placing the result into the specified buffer.

Specified by:

encode in interface ObjectInstanceHandle

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer in which to place the encoded value

offset - the offset within the buffer at which to store the value

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this object instance handle.

Specified by:

toString in interface ObjectInstanceHandle

Returns:

a string representaiton of this object instance handle