A definition of Key suitable for object serialization. -- ADTmag

A definition of Key suitable for object serialization.

By Huw Evans
September 12, 2000

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Listing 4. A definition of Key suitable for object serialization.


public class ObjId
    {
      private static int ctr = 0;

      public static int allocate()
      {
        return ++ctr;
      }
    }

    public class Key implements java.io.Serializable
    {
      int obj_id;

      public Key()
      {
        obj_id = ObjId.allocate();
      }

      public String toString()
      {
        return "I am a Key";
      }

      public int hashCode()
      {
        return obj_id;
      }

      public boolean equals(Object o)
      {
        return obj_id == ((Key) o).obj_id;
      }
    }