org.jcsp.net

Class ApplicationID

java.lang.Object

org.jcsp.net.AbstractID

org.jcsp.net.ApplicationID

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class ApplicationID
extends AbstractID
implements Serializable

A Class whose instances represent a unique identifier for a JCSP.NET application. An application is defined as being a process network that forms a complete program. Applications have a parent Node which is the Node on which the application was started.

For a full explanation, see AbstractID.

Author:

Quickstone Technologies Limited

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o) Compares the supplied Object with this ApplicationID.
AbstractID	getParentID() Returns the parent NodeID of this object.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for this Object.
String	toString() Returns a String representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String representation of this object. The current implemenation returns a human readable String which shows the application's home NodeID and the integer application id.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the String representing this Application ID.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compares the supplied Object with this ApplicationID.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - another Object to compare with this ApplicationID.

Returns:

true iff the parameter o is an ApplicationID that represents the same application as this object.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this Object. Two equal ApplicationID objects return the same hash code.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

an int hash code.

getParentID

public AbstractID getParentID()

Returns the parent NodeID of this object.

Specified by:

getParentID in class AbstractID

Returns:

the parent NodeID.