Package org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util

Interface KeyedElement

public interface KeyedElement
NOTE: This interface defines an element that could be inserted into an internal class called KeyedHashSet. This internal class KeyedHashSet has been deleted. The KeyedElement interface has remained because of the use of it in ClasspathEntry. A keyed element can easily be put into a standard Map implementation by using the keyed element key for the mapping.

An element of an KeyedHashSet. A KeyedElement privides the key which is used to hash the elements in an KeyedHashSet.

Since:
3.2

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    compare(KeyedElement other)
    Compares this element with a specified element
    Object
    getKey()
    Returns the key for this element
    int
    getKeyHashCode()
    Returns the hash code of the key

  • Method Details

    • getKeyHashCode

      int getKeyHashCode()
      Returns the hash code of the key
      Returns:
      the hash code of the key

    • compare

      boolean compare(KeyedElement other)
      Compares this element with a specified element
      Parameters:
      other - the element to compare with
      Returns:
      returns true if the specified element equals this element

    • getKey

      Object getKey()
      Returns the key for this element
      Returns:
      the key for this element