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package java.rmi.activation;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.rmi.server.UID;

/**
 * This identifier identifies the activation group inside the scope of its
 * activation system. It also contains (and can provide) the reference to the
 * groups activation system.
 *
 * @see ActivationSystem#registerGroup(ActivationGroupDesc)
 */
public class ActivationGroupID
    implements Serializable
{
  /**
   * Use SVUID for interoperability.
   */
  static final long serialVersionUID = - 1648432278909740833L;

  /**
   * The associated activation system.
   */
  final ActivationSystem system;

  /**
   * The object identifier, making the ID unique.
   */
  final UID uid;

  /**
   * Create the new activation group id in the scope of the given activation
   * system
   *
   * @param aSystem the activation system
   */
  public ActivationGroupID(ActivationSystem aSystem)
  {
    system = aSystem;
    uid = new UID();
  }

  /**
   * Get the associated activation system
   *
   * @return the associated activation system
   */
  public ActivationSystem getSystem()
  {
    return system;
  }

  /**
   * Get the hash code of the associated activation system.
   */
  public int hashCode()
  {
    return uid.hashCode();
  }

  /**
   * Copmare for equality, returns true if the passed object is also the
   * activation group id and its activation system is the same.
   */
  public boolean equals(Object obj)
  {
    if (obj instanceof ActivationGroupID)
      {
        ActivationGroupID that = (ActivationGroupID) obj;
        return uid.equals(that.uid);
      }
    else
      return false;
  }

  /**
   * Get the string representation
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    return uid.toString();
  }

}