Class URISyntax

public abstract class URISyntax
extends Object
implements Serializable, Cloneable

Class URISyntax is an abstract base class providing the common implementation of all attributes whose value is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). Once constructed, a URI attribute's value is immutable.

Constructors

URISyntax

protected URISyntax(URI uri)

Constructs a URI attribute with the specified URI.

Parameters:

uri - URI.

Throws:

NullPointerException - (unchecked exception) Thrown if uri is null.

Methods

getURI

public URI getURI()

Returns this URI attribute's URI value.

Returns:

the URI.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hashcode for this URI attribute.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

A hashcode value for this object.

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object), System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Returns whether this URI attribute is equivalent to the passed in object. To be equivalent, all of the following conditions must be true:

1. object is not null.
2. object is an instance of class URISyntax.
3. This URI attribute's underlying URI and object's underlying URI are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

object - Object to compare to.

Returns:

True if object is equivalent to this URI attribute, false otherwise.

See Also:

Object.hashCode(), HashMap

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String identifying this URI attribute. The String is the string representation of the attribute's underlying URI.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

A String identifying this object.