com.spotfire.server.util
Class Guid

java.lang.Object
  com.spotfire.server.util.Guid

public final class Guid
extends Object

This class represents UUIDs (Univerally Unique IDentifier), also known as GUIDs (Globaly Unique IDentifier). A UUID is 128 bit long and is either guaranteed to be different from all other UUIDs/GUIDs generated until 3400 A.D., or extremely likely to be different.

Since:

DSS 7.3

Constructor Summary

Guid(String guid)
Public constructor.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object object) Compares this object to another object of type Guid.
int	hashCode() Returns a hashcode for this Guid.
static Guid	parseGuid(String guid) Parses the guid string argument and returns a new Guid instance.
String	toString() Returns a String representation of this Guid object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Guid

public Guid(String guid)

Public constructor. Use this constructor to recreate a guid from a string. The format for the Guid string should be "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" or "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx" where x equals a hexadecimal digit.

Parameters:

guid - the guid on on a string format

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the guid parameter has the wrong format

Method Detail

parseGuid

public static Guid parseGuid(String guid)

Parses the guid string argument and returns a new Guid instance.

Parameters:

guid - a string representing a guid

Returns:

a new Guid instance

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the guid string has the wrong format

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Compares this object to another object of type Guid.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

object - the object to be compared

Returns:

true if the objects are equal, false otherwise

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hashcode for this Guid.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code value for this object.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String representation of this Guid object.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a String representation of this Guid object