XTCEAlias (XML Telemetric and Command Exchange Toolkit 1.1.7 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.xtce.toolkit.XTCEAlias

```
public class XTCEAlias
extends Object
```
This class is a container for capturing the Alias information on an element in the XTCE data model, which is represented as an XTCENamedObject in the toolkit.

Author:

David Overeem

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object rhs)`	Equality Operator Function to compare one XTCEAlias object to another XTCEAlias object.
`String`	`getAliasName()`	Retrieve the alias name
`String`	`getFullAliasName()`	Retrieve the alias name and namespace name in the form of NS::ALIAS
`String`	`getNameSpace()`	Retrieve the alias namespace
`int`	`hashCode()`	Hash Code Operator

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getAliasName
```
public String getAliasName()
```
    Retrieve the alias name
    
    Returns:
    
    String containing the alias name.
  - getNameSpace
```
public String getNameSpace()
```
    Retrieve the alias namespace
    
    Returns:
    
    String containing the namespace name for this alias.
  - getFullAliasName
```
public String getFullAliasName()
```
    Retrieve the alias name and namespace name in the form of NS::ALIAS
    
    Returns:
    
    String containing the alias name and namespace name.
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object rhs)
```
    Equality Operator Function to compare one XTCEAlias object to another XTCEAlias object. Equality is defined as both the alias string and the namespace name being the same.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    rhs - XTCEAlias object to compare to.
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean indicating if the two XTCEAlias objects are effectively the same information.
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Hash Code Operator
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    int hash code based on the combination of the namespace and the alias names.