Class QualifiedName

public class QualifiedName extends Name
{
  // Methods
  public static QualifiedName create(Name name, Name nameSpace);
  public boolean equals(Object that);
  public Name getName();
  public Name getNameSpace();
  static public Name getNameSpace(Name n);
  public void save(XMLOutputStream o);
  public String toString();
}

This class represents a QualifiedName object and is used for efficient sharing of duplicate strings in the system. A QualifiedName is a combination of a Name and an associated namespace.

Name
  |
  +--QualifiedName

Methods

create

public static QualifiedName create(Name name, Name nameSpace);

Creates a QualifiedName object for the given Name and namespace. QualifiedName objects are case sensitive.

Return Value:

Returns a QualifiedName object that is constructed with the given parameters.

Parameter	Description
name	The Name of the QualifiedName object.
nameSpace	The namespace of the QualifiedName object.

equals

public boolean equals(Object that);

Determines whether the current QualifiedName object is equal to the one passed in the that parameter.

Return Value:

Returns true if the objects are equal; otherwise, returns false.

Parameter	Description
that	The object with which to compare the QualifiedName object.

Overrides:

equals(Object) in Name.

getName

public Name getName();

Retrieves the Name component of the QualifiedName object.

Return Value:

Returns the Name.

getNameSpace

public Name getNameSpace();

Retrieves the namespace component that the QualifiedName object is created with.

Return Value:

Returns the namespace.

getNameSpace

static public Name getNameSpace(Name n);

Retrieves the global namespace for the given Name object if that Name object is a valid QualifiedName.

Return Value:

Returns the namespace of the specified Name object; returns null if the Name object is not valid.

Parameter	Description
n	The Name object for which to retrieve the namespace.

save

public void save(XMLOutputStream o);

Writes the QualifiedName (Name and its associated namespace) to an XMLOutputStream object.

Return Value:

No return value.

Parameter	Description
o	The output stream to write the data to.

toString

public String toString();

Retrieves a String representation of the class name for the QualifiedName object.

Return Value:

Returns the class name of the QualifiedName object.

Overrides:

toString() in Name.