Class java.rmi.server.UID

public final class UID

extends Object

implements Serializable

UID()

Create a pure identifier that is unique with respect to the host on which it is generated.

UID(short)

Create a "well-known" ID.

equals(Object)

Compares two Objects for equality.

hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object.

read(DataInput)

Get the uid from the input stream.

toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

write(DataOutput)

Write uid to output stream.

Create a pure identifier that is unique with respect to the host on which it is generated. This UID is unique under the following conditions: a) the machine takes more than one second to reboot, and b) the machine's clock is never set backward. In order to construct a UID that is globally unique, simply pair a UID with an InetAddress.

Create a "well-known" ID. There are 2^16 -1 such possible well-known ids. An id generated via this constructor will not clash with any id generated via the default UID constructor which will generates a genuinely unique identifier with respect to this host.

Returns a hash code value for the object.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Compares two Objects for equality.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Returns a string representation of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Write uid to output stream.

Get the uid from the input stream.

Parameters:

in - the input stream

Throws: IOException

If uid could not be read (due to stream failure or malformed uid)