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// Symbol.java

package org.bson;

Class to hold a BSON symbol object, which is an interned string in Ruby
Since:3.0
/** * Class to hold a BSON symbol object, which is an interned string in Ruby * * @since 3.0 */
public class BsonSymbol extends BsonValue { private final String symbol;
Creates a new instance.
Params:
  • value – the symbol value
/** * Creates a new instance. * * @param value the symbol value */
public BsonSymbol(final String value) { if (value == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Value can not be null"); } symbol = value; } @Override public BsonType getBsonType() { return BsonType.SYMBOL; }
Gets the symbol value
Returns:the symbol.
/** * Gets the symbol value * * @return the symbol. */
public String getSymbol() { return symbol; }
Will compare equal to a String that is equal to the String that this holds
Params:
  • o – the Symbol to compare this to
Returns:true if parameter o is the same as this Symbol
/** * Will compare equal to a String that is equal to the String that this holds * * @param o the Symbol to compare this to * @return true if parameter o is the same as this Symbol */
@Override public boolean equals(final Object o) { if (this == o) { return true; } if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) { return false; } BsonSymbol symbol1 = (BsonSymbol) o; if (!symbol.equals(symbol1.symbol)) { return false; } return true; } @Override public int hashCode() { return symbol.hashCode(); } @Override public String toString() { return symbol; } }