com.apelon.dts.client.namespace
Class Authority

java.lang.Object
  com.apelon.dts.client.namespace.Authority

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

public class Authority
extends Object
implements Cloneable

Authority defines the namespace authority that oversees the content of that namespace.

Copyright: Copyright (c) 2003

Company: Apelon, Inc.

Since:

DTS 3.0.0

Version:

DTS 3.0.0

Author:

Apelon, Inc.

Constructor Summary

Authority(String description, int id)
Authority constructor.

Method Summary

Object	clone() Clone this Authority object.
boolean	equals(Object o) Tests if two Authority objects are equal.
String	getDescription() Gets the Authority description.
int	getId() Gets the Authority ID.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for this Authority.
String	toString() Returns description of the content authority.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Authority

public Authority(String description,
                 int id)

Authority constructor.

Parameters:

description - description of Authority

id - integer Authority ID

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException

Clone this Authority object.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

a clone of this Authority.

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException - if unable to create a clone

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Gets the Authority description.

Returns:

Authority description

getId

public int getId()

Gets the Authority ID.

Returns:

Authority ID

toString

public String toString()

Returns description of the content authority.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

description

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Tests if two Authority objects are equal. They are equal if the following are true:

• They are of the same class
• Their authority IDs are equal
• Their authority descriptions are equal

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - object to compare with

Returns:

true if the two authorities are equal; false otherwise

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this Authority.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code value for this Authority.