org.apache.xml.utils
Class StringKey

java.lang.Object
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public class StringKey

extends java.lang.Object

**For internal use only** Simple class for fast lookup of string values, when used with hashtables. This class caches the hash value of the string.

Constructor Summary

StringKey(java.lang.String key)
Constructor StringKey

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Override of equals() for this object
int	hashCode() Get the hash value of the string
java.lang.String	toString() Return the value of the string key.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringKey

public StringKey(java.lang.String key)

Constructor StringKey

Parameters:

key - String value to cache

Method Detail

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Get the hash value of the string

Returns:

hash value of the string

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Override of equals() for this object

Parameters:

obj - to compare to

Returns:

True if this object equals this string value

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return the value of the string key.

Returns:

a string representation of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object