javax.cim
public abstract class CIMElement extends Object implements Serializable, Comparable
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CIMElement(String pName)
Creates a new CIM element with the given name.
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Method Summary | |
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int | compareTo(Object pObj)
Compares this element name to the CIMElement passed in.
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boolean | equals(Object pObj)
Takes a CIM element and returns true if it is equal to
this CIM element. |
String | getName()
Returns a string representing the name of a CIM element instance.
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int | hashCode()
Returns a hash codevalue for the CIM element. |
String | toString()
Returns a String representation of the
CIMElement . |
Parameters: pName - The string for the name of the element.
Parameters: pObj - the CIMElement to be compared.
Returns: a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.
See Also: java.lang.Comparable#compareTo(Object)
true
if it is equal to
this CIM element. Otherwise, it returns false
. Useful for
comparing two CIM elements, for example, to determine whether a CIM
element exists in a vector.
Parameters: pObj - The object to be compared a CIM element.
See Also: java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
Returns: The name of this CIM element.
java.util.Hashtable
.
Returns: A hash code value for this CIM element.
See Also: java.lang.Object#hashCode()
String
representation of the
CIMElement
. This method is intended to be used only for
debugging purposes. The format of the returned string may vary between
implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be
null
Returns: String
representation of this CIM element.
See Also: java.lang.Object#toString()