AdaptationReference (TIBCO EBX® Version 6.1.5 Java API)

java.lang.Object
- com.onwbp.adaptation.AdaptationName
- - com.onwbp.adaptation.AdaptationReference

```
public final class AdaptationReference
extends AdaptationName
```
Uniquely identifies a dataset in a given dataspace or snapshot. The dataset reference is persistent.

See Also:

Adaptation.getDatasetReference()

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`MAX_LENGTH`	Maximum length of a reference string: 64.
`static String`	`REFERENCE_PATTERN`	Regular expression that controls the syntax of a dataset reference.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`checkAdaptationReferenceStringName(String stringName)`	Throws an `IllegalArgumentException` if the syntax of the `String` parameter is not valid for the creation of an `AdaptationReference`.
`boolean`	`equals(Object x)`
`static AdaptationReference`	`forPersistentName(String aPublicName)`	Returns a reference to a dataset given its name.
`String`	`getStringName()`	Returns the string name.
`int`	`hashCode()`

Methods inherited from class com.onwbp.adaptation.AdaptationName
forName, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - MAX_LENGTH
```
public static final int MAX_LENGTH
```
    Maximum length of a reference string: 64.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - REFERENCE_PATTERN
```
public static final String REFERENCE_PATTERN
```
    Regular expression that controls the syntax of a dataset reference. The regular expression is:
    "[a-zA-Z_][-a-zA-Z0-9_.]*"
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - checkAdaptationReferenceStringName
```
public static void checkAdaptationReferenceStringName(String stringName)
```
    Throws an IllegalArgumentException if the syntax of the String parameter is not valid for the creation of an AdaptationReference.
  - forPersistentName
```
public static AdaptationReference forPersistentName(String aPublicName)
```
    Returns a reference to a dataset given its name.
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object x)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - getStringName
```
public String getStringName()
```
    Description copied from class: AdaptationName
    
    Returns the string name.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getStringName in class AdaptationName
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object