com.ibm.icu.util

Class CaseInsensitiveString

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.icu.util.CaseInsensitiveString

public class CaseInsensitiveString
extends Object

A string used as a key in java.util.Hashtable and other collections. It retains case information, but its equals() and hashCode() methods ignore case.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CaseInsensitiveString(String s) Constructs an CaseInsentiveString object from the given string

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o) Compare the object with this
String	getString() returns the underlying string
int	hashCode() Returns the hashCode of this object
String	toString() Overrides superclass method

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CaseInsensitiveString

public CaseInsensitiveString(String s)

Constructs an CaseInsentiveString object from the given string

Parameters:

s - The string to construct this object from

Method Detail

getString

public String getString()

returns the underlying string

Returns:

String

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compare the object with this

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - Object to compare this object with

Returns:

true if the specified object is equal to this Object; false otherwise.

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the hashCode of this object

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

int hashcode

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

toString

public String toString()

Overrides superclass method

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a printable representation of this object.