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package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder;

// adapted from org.apache.axis.utils.IDKey

Wrap an identity key (System.identityHashCode()) so that an object can only be equal() to itself. This is necessary to disambiguate the occasional duplicate identityHashCodes that can occur.
/** * Wrap an identity key (System.identityHashCode()) * so that an object can only be equal() to itself. * * This is necessary to disambiguate the occasional duplicate * identityHashCodes that can occur. */
final class IDKey { private final Object value; private final int id;
Constructor for IDKey
Params:
  • _value – The value
/** * Constructor for IDKey * @param _value The value */
IDKey(final Object _value) { // This is the Object hash code id = System.identityHashCode(_value); // There have been some cases (LANG-459) that return the // same identity hash code for different objects. So // the value is also added to disambiguate these cases. value = _value; }
returns hash code - i.e. the system identity hashcode.
Returns:the hashcode
/** * returns hash code - i.e. the system identity hashcode. * @return the hashcode */
@Override public int hashCode() { return id; }
checks if instances are equal
Params:
  • other – The other object to compare to
Returns:if the instances are for the same object
/** * checks if instances are equal * @param other The other object to compare to * @return if the instances are for the same object */
@Override public boolean equals(final Object other) { if (!(other instanceof IDKey)) { return false; } final IDKey idKey = (IDKey) other; if (id != idKey.id) { return false; } // Note that identity equals is used. return value == idKey.value; } }