Package com.aquima.interactions.foundation

Class GUID

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Comparable<GUID>
    public class GUID
extends Object
implements Serializable, Comparable<GUID>
    The GUID class is a simple wrapper class for a string representing a unique identifier.

    This class does enforce a few restrictions on the format of the string:

    • The string may not be empty or null.
    • The string may not contain any whitespaces.

    The following processing is done on the string by the GUID class:

    • GUID strings are not case sensitive.
    • Excess whitespaces at the start and end of the string are stripped.
    Since:
    5.0
    Author:
    o.kerpershoek
    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Constructor Detail

      • GUID

        protected GUID​(String strValue)

    • Method Detail

      • valueOf

        public static GUID valueOf​(String stringRepresentation)
        This method will convert a given string to a GUID. When an empty string or null is provided, this method will return null. When an invalid string is provided, this method will throw an invalid argument exception.
        Parameters:
        stringRepresentation - string containing the identifier.
        Returns:
        A valid GUID class, or null.

      • generate

        public static GUID generate()
        This method generates a new random unique GUID.
        Returns:
        a new random unique GUID.

      • getValue

        public String getValue()
        This method returns the internal value of the GUID. This value may be different to the original value passed to the GUID constructor, as the GUID performs a number of conversions.
        Returns:
        Internal value of the GUID.

      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class Object

      • toString

        public String toString()
        Get the string representation of this GUID.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        String