Interface Name
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- All Superinterfaces:
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public interface Name extends CharSequence
An immutable sequence of characters. When created by the same implementation, objects implementing this interface must obey the general equals contract when compared with each other. Therefore,Nameobjects from the same implementation are usable in collections whileNames from different implementations may not work properly in collections.An empty
Namehas a length of zero.In the context of annotation processing, the guarantees for "the same" implementation must include contexts where the API mediated side effects of processors could be visible to each other, including successive annotation processing rounds.
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- 1.6
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Elements.getName(java.lang.CharSequence)
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description booleancontentEquals(CharSequence cs)Compares this name to the specifiedCharSequence.booleanequals(Object obj)Returnstrueif the argument represents the same name asthis, andfalseotherwise.inthashCode()Obeys the general contract ofObject.hashCode.-
Methods inherited from interface java.lang.CharSequence
charAt, chars, codePoints, length, subSequence, toString
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Method Detail
equals
boolean equals(Object obj)
Returnstrueif the argument represents the same name asthis, andfalseotherwise.Note that the identity of a
Nameis a function both of its content in terms of a sequence of characters as well as the implementation which created it.- Overrides:
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equalsin classObject - Parameters:
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obj- the object to be compared with this element - Returns:
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trueif the specified object represents the same name as this - See Also:
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Element.equals(java.lang.Object)
hashCode
int hashCode()
Obeys the general contract ofObject.hashCode.- Overrides:
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hashCodein classObject - Returns:
- a hash code value for this object.
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equals(java.lang.Object)
contentEquals
boolean contentEquals(CharSequence cs)
Compares this name to the specifiedCharSequence. The result istrueif and only if this name represents the same sequence ofcharvalues as the specified sequence.- Parameters:
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cs- The sequence to compare this name against - Returns:
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trueif this name represents the same sequence ofcharvalues as the specified sequence,falseotherwise - See Also:
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String.contentEquals(CharSequence)
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