java.rmi.dgc
Class VMID

java.lang.Object
  java.rmi.dgc.VMID

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class VMID
extends Object
implements Serializable

Disabled: no SafeJ information.

A VMID is a identifier that is unique across all Java virtual machines. VMIDs are used by the distributed garbage collector to identify client VMs.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

VMID()
Create a new VMID.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object obj) Compare this VMID to another, and return true if they are the same identifier.
int	hashCode() Compute hash code for this VMID.
static boolean	isUnique() Deprecated.
String	toString() Return string representation of this VMID.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

VMID

public VMID()

Class is disabled.

Create a new VMID. Each new VMID returned from this constructor is unique for all Java virtual machines under the following conditions: a) the conditions for uniqueness for objects of the class java.rmi.server.UID are satisfied, and b) an address can be obtained for this host that is unique and constant for the lifetime of this object.

Method Detail

isUnique

@Deprecated
public static boolean isUnique()

Deprecated.

Class is disabled.

Return true if an accurate address can be determined for this host. If false, reliable VMID cannot be generated from this host

Returns:

true if host address can be determined, false otherwise

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Class is disabled.

Compute hash code for this VMID.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code value for this object.

See Also:

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

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Class is disabled.

Compare this VMID to another, and return true if they are the same identifier.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the reference object with which to compare.

Returns:

true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

See Also:

Object.hashCode(), HashMap

toString

public String toString()

Class is disabled.

Return string representation of this VMID.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of the object.