org.openrdf.query
Interface Binding

All Known Implementing Classes:

BindingImpl

public interface Binding

A named value binding.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object o) Compares a binding object to another object.
String	getName() Gets the name of the binding (e.g.
Value	getValue() Gets the value of the binding.
int	hashCode() The hash code of a binding is defined as the bit-wise XOR of the hash codes of its name and value:

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Gets the name of the binding (e.g. the variable name).

Returns:

The name of the binding.

getValue

Value getValue()

Gets the value of the binding. The returned value is never equal to null, such a "binding" is considered to be unbound.

Returns:

The value of the binding, never null.

equals

boolean equals(Object o)

Compares a binding object to another object.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - The object to compare this binding to.

Returns:

true if the other object is an instance of Binding and both their names and values are equal, false otherwise.

hashCode

int hashCode()

The hash code of a binding is defined as the bit-wise XOR of the hash codes of its name and value:

 name.hashCode() ˆ value.hashCode()
 

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Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

A hash code for the binding.