Class Object

  Object

Direct Known Subclasses:

Animation, Buffer, ByteArray, Calendar, Channel, Component, Config, Font, Graphics, Image, InputStream, IntArray, List, Map, Member, Menu, OutputStream, Player, Prompt, Store, String, Style, Timer, TimeZone, Value

public class Object

Class Object is the root of the class hierarchy. Every class has Object as a superclass. All objects implement the methods of this class.

Constructor Summary

Object()
Constructs a new Object instance.

Method Summary

String	toString() Returns a string representation of the object.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code value for the object.

Methods inherited from

equals, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Object

public Object()

Constructs a new Object instance.

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that "textually represents" this object.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hashtables such as those provided by Map.

Overrides:

hashCode in class

Returns:

a hash code value for this object.

See Also:

equals(Object), Map

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

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:

Map