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class:VMID [NONE]
  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable 
    public final class VMID
extends Object
implements Serializable
    A VMID is a identifier that is unique across all Java virtual machines. VMIDs are used by the distributed garbage collector to identify client VMs.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form

constructor:<init>() [NONE]

  • VMID

    public VMID()
    Create a new VMID. Each new VMID returned from this constructor is unique for all Java virtual machines under the following conditions: a) the conditions for uniqueness for objects of the class java.rmi.server.UID are satisfied, and b) an address can be obtained for this host that is unique and constant for the lifetime of this object.

method:isUnique() [NONE]

  • isUnique

    @Deprecated
public static boolean isUnique()
    Deprecated.
    Return true if an accurate address can be determined for this host. If false, reliable VMID cannot be generated from this host
    Returns:
    true if host address can be determined, false otherwise

method:hashCode() [NONE]

method:equals(java.lang.Object) [NONE]

  • equals

    public boolean equals​(Object obj)
    Compare this VMID to another, and return true if they are the same identifier.
    Overrides:
    equals in class Object
    Parameters:
    obj - the reference object with which to compare.
    Returns:
    true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.
    See Also:
    Object.hashCode(), HashMap

method:toString() [NONE]

  • toString

    public String toString()
    Return string representation of this VMID.
    Overrides:
    toString in class Object
    Returns:
    a string representation of the object.

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