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javax.lang.model.element

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, Name objects from the same implementation are usable in collections while Names from different implementations may not work properly in collections.

An empty Name has 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.

Since
1.6
See Also
javax.lang.model.util.Elements#getName

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public boolean

Returns:

true if this name represents the same sequence of char values as the specified sequence, false otherwise
contentEquals(CharSequence
The sequence to compare this name against
cs)

Compares this name to the specified CharSequence.

public boolean

Returns:

true if the specified object represents the same name as this
equals(Object
the object to be compared with this element
obj)

Returns true if the argument represents the same name as this, and false otherwise.

public int
hashCode()

Obeys the general contract of Object.hashCode.

Inherited from java.lang.CharSequence:
charAtcharscodePointscompareisEmptylengthsubSequencetoString

Method Detail

contentEqualsback to summary
public boolean contentEquals(CharSequence cs)

Compares this name to the specified CharSequence. The result is true if and only if this name represents the same sequence of char values as the specified sequence.

Parameters
cs:CharSequence

The sequence to compare this name against

Returns:boolean

true if this name represents the same sequence of char values as the specified sequence, false otherwise

See Also
String#contentEquals(CharSequence)
equalsback to summary
public boolean equals(Object obj)

Returns true if the argument represents the same name as this, and false otherwise.

Note that the identity of a Name is a function both of its content in terms of a sequence of characters as well as the implementation which created it.

Parameters
obj:Object

the object to be compared with this element

Returns:boolean

true if the specified object represents the same name as this

See Also
Element#equals
hashCodeback to summary
public int hashCode()

Obeys the general contract of Object.hashCode.

See Also
equals