oracle.ldap.util
Class OrclGuid

java.lang.Object
oracle.ldap.util.OrclGuid

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

public final class OrclGuid

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Cloneable

This class represents GUIDs (Globally Unique Identifiers), or object IDs. This is an immutable class.

Constructor Summary

OrclGuid()
Constructs a OrclGuid instance from a string

OrclGuid(byte[] byte_array)
Constructs an OrclGuid instance from a byte array

OrclGuid(java.lang.String string_guid)
Constructs a OrclGuid instance from a string

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Returns a clone this OrclGuid object
static java.lang.String	compactGuidString(java.lang.String s) Converts the larger version of the GUID String to a more compact version.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Compares this OrclGuid with another OrclGuid in a string format
static java.lang.String	expandGuidString(java.lang.String s) Expands the compact version of the GUID String to a more readable version.
byte[]	getBytes() Returns the 'byte' form of the Guid
int	hashCode() Returns the hashcode of this object for hashing purposes
static OrclGuid	newInstance() Returns a new OrclGuid instance
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the Guid in a string format

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OrclGuid

public OrclGuid()

Constructs a OrclGuid instance from a string

OrclGuid

public OrclGuid(java.lang.String string_guid)

Constructs a OrclGuid instance from a string

Parameters:

string_guid - a string representation of a Globally Unique Identifier

OrclGuid

public OrclGuid(byte[] byte_array)

Constructs an OrclGuid instance from a byte array

Parameters:

byte_array - an array of bytes representing a GUID. This constructor will validate the length of the byte array before proceeding.

Method Detail

newInstance

public static OrclGuid newInstance()

Returns a new OrclGuid instance

Returns:

a new instance of the OrclGuid class

getBytes

public byte[] getBytes()

Returns the 'byte' form of the Guid

Returns:

a byte array containing the Guid bytes

toString

public final java.lang.String toString()

Returns the Guid in a string format

Returns:

the Guid in a string format

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Compares this OrclGuid with another OrclGuid in a string format

Returns:

true if they are equal, false otherwise

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the hashcode of this object for hashing purposes

Returns:

the integer hashcode of the Guid

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Returns a clone this OrclGuid object

Returns:

a clone of an existing Guid object

compactGuidString

public static java.lang.String compactGuidString(java.lang.String s)

Converts the larger version of the GUID String to a more compact version.

Parameters:

s - a valid GUID string

Returns:

the compacted GUID string

expandGuidString

public static java.lang.String expandGuidString(java.lang.String s)

Expands the compact version of the GUID String to a more readable version.

Parameters:

s - a valid compacted GUID string

Returns:

the expanded GUID string