madkit.kernel

Class KernelAddress

java.lang.Object

madkit.kernel.KernelAddress

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class KernelAddress
extends Object
implements Serializable

This class represents a unique identifier for MaDKit kernel. Uniqueness is guaranteed even when different kernels run on the same JVM or over the network.

Since:

MaDKit 1.0

Version:

5.31

Author:

Oliver Gutknecht, Fabien Michel

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj) Tells if another kernel address is the same.
String	getNetworkID()
int	hashCode()
String	toString() Returns a simplified string representation for this platform address

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Tells if another kernel address is the same. If true, this means that both addresses refer to the same kernel, i.e. same MaDKit instance.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Throws:

ClassCastException - On purpose, if the address is compared to an object with another type which is considered as a programming error.

NullPointerException - On purpose, if the address is compared to null which is considered as a programming error.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

getNetworkID

public String getNetworkID()

toString

public String toString()

Returns a simplified string representation for this platform address

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation for this platform address