[tmapi-commit] SF.net SVN: tmapi:[135] trunk/src/main/java/org/tmapi/core/Construct.java

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Revision: 135
          http://tmapi.svn.sourceforge.net/tmapi/?rev=135&view=rev
Author:   lheuer
Date:     2010-01-13 16:03:49 +0000 (Wed, 13 Jan 2010)

Log Message:
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Changed semantics of equals / hashCode 

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/src/main/java/org/tmapi/core/Construct.java

Modified: trunk/src/main/java/org/tmapi/core/Construct.java
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--- trunk/src/main/java/org/tmapi/core/Construct.java	2010-01-10 17:31:49 UTC (rev 134)
+++ trunk/src/main/java/org/tmapi/core/Construct.java	2010-01-13 16:03:49 UTC (rev 135)
@@ -103,24 +103,22 @@
     /**
      * Returns <tt>true</tt> if the <tt>other</tt> object is equal to this one. 
      * 
-     * Equality must be the result of comparing the ids of the two objects. 
-     * If <tt>other</tt> is not an instance of {@link Construct}, the return 
-     * value is <tt>false</tt>. 
+     * Equality must be the result of comparing the identity (<tt>this == other</tt>) 
+     * of the two objects. 
      * 
      * Note: This equality test does not reflect any equality rule according
      * to the <a href="http://www.isotopicmaps.org/sam/sam-model/">Topic Maps - Data Model (TMDM)</a>
      * by intention.
      *
      * @param other The object to compare this object against.
-     * @return <tt>(other instanceof Construct && this.getId().equals(((Construct)other).getId()))</tt>
+     * @return <tt>(this == other)</tt>
      */
     public boolean equals(Object other);
 
     /**
-     * Returns a hash code value.
+     * Returns the hash code value.
      * 
-     * The returned hash code is equal to the hash code of the {@link #getId()}
-     * property.
+     * The returned hash code is equal to the hash code of <tt>System.identityHashCode(this);</tt>.
      *
      * @return <tt>this.getId().hashCode()</tt>
      */


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