spread
Class GroupID

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--spread.GroupID

public class GroupID
extends java.lang.Object

A GroupID represents a particular group membership view at a particular time in the history of the group. A GroupID can be retrieved from a membership message using MembershipInfo.getGroupID(). To check if two GroupID's represent the same group, use equals(Object):

 if(thisID.equals(thatID) == true)
     System.out.println("Equal group ID's.");
 


Method Summary
 boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)
          Returns true if the two GroupID's represent the same group membership view at the same point in time in the history of the group.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Converts the GroupID to a string.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)
Returns true if the two GroupID's represent the same group membership view at the same point in time in the history of the group.
Overrides:
equals in class java.lang.Object
Parameters:
object - a GroupID to compare against
Returns:
true if object is a GroupID object and the two GroupID's are the same

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Converts the GroupID to a string.
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
the string form of this GroupID