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This class 028 * can be used instead by creating an instance passing in the key and locale. 029 * <p> 030 * Example usage: 031 * <pre> 032 * // populate map with data mapping key+locale to localizedText 033 * Map map = new HashMap(); 034 * MultiKey multiKey = new MultiKey(key, locale); 035 * map.put(multiKey, localizedText); 036 * 037 * // later retrieve the localized text 038 * MultiKey multiKey = new MultiKey(key, locale); 039 * String localizedText = (String) map.get(multiKey); 040 * </pre> 041 * 042 * @since 3.0 043 */ 044public class MultiKey<K> implements Serializable { 045 // This class could implement List, but that would confuse it's purpose 046 047 /** Serialisation version */ 048 private static final long serialVersionUID = 4465448607415788805L; 049 050 /** The individual keys */ 051 private final K[] keys; 052 /** The cached hashCode */ 053 private transient int hashCode; 054 055 /** 056 * Constructor taking two keys. 057 * <p> 058 * The keys should be immutable 059 * If they are not then they must not be changed after adding to the MultiKey. 060 * 061 * @param key1 the first key 062 * @param key2 the second key 063 */ 064 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") 065 public MultiKey(final K key1, final K key2) { 066 this((K[]) new Object[] { key1, key2 }, false); 067 } 068 069 /** 070 * Constructor taking three keys. 071 * <p> 072 * The keys should be immutable 073 * If they are not then they must not be changed after adding to the MultiKey. 074 * 075 * @param key1 the first key 076 * @param key2 the second key 077 * @param key3 the third key 078 */ 079 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") 080 public MultiKey(final K key1, final K key2, final K key3) { 081 this((K[]) new Object[] {key1, key2, key3}, false); 082 } 083 084 /** 085 * Constructor taking four keys. 086 * <p> 087 * The keys should be immutable 088 * If they are not then they must not be changed after adding to the MultiKey. 089 * 090 * @param key1 the first key 091 * @param key2 the second key 092 * @param key3 the third key 093 * @param key4 the fourth key 094 */ 095 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") 096 public MultiKey(final K key1, final K key2, final K key3, final K key4) { 097 this((K[]) new Object[] {key1, key2, key3, key4}, false); 098 } 099 100 /** 101 * Constructor taking five keys. 102 * <p> 103 * The keys should be immutable 104 * If they are not then they must not be changed after adding to the MultiKey. 105 * 106 * @param key1 the first key 107 * @param key2 the second key 108 * @param key3 the third key 109 * @param key4 the fourth key 110 * @param key5 the fifth key 111 */ 112 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") 113 public MultiKey(final K key1, final K key2, final K key3, final K key4, final K key5) { 114 this((K[]) new Object[] {key1, key2, key3, key4, key5}, false); 115 } 116 117 /** 118 * Constructor taking an array of keys which is cloned. 119 * <p> 120 * The keys should be immutable 121 * If they are not then they must not be changed after adding to the MultiKey. 122 * <p> 123 * This is equivalent to <code>new MultiKey(keys, true)</code>. 124 * 125 * @param keys the array of keys, not null 126 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key array is null 127 */ 128 public MultiKey(final K[] keys) { 129 this(keys, true); 130 } 131 132 /** 133 * Constructor taking an array of keys, optionally choosing whether to clone. 134 * <p> 135 * <b>If the array is not cloned, then it must not be modified.</b> 136 * <p> 137 * This method is public for performance reasons only, to avoid a clone. 138 * The hashcode is calculated once here in this method. 139 * Therefore, changing the array passed in would not change the hashcode but 140 * would change the equals method, which is a bug. 141 * <p> 142 * This is the only fully safe usage of this constructor, as the object array 143 * is never made available in a variable: 144 * <pre> 145 * new MultiKey(new Object[] {...}, false); 146 * </pre> 147 * <p> 148 * The keys should be immutable 149 * If they are not then they must not be changed after adding to the MultiKey. 150 * 151 * @param keys the array of keys, not null 152 * @param makeClone true to clone the array, false to assign it 153 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key array is null 154 * @since 3.1 155 */ 156 public MultiKey(final K[] keys, final boolean makeClone) { 157 super(); 158 if (keys == null) { 159 throw new IllegalArgumentException("The array of keys must not be null"); 160 } 161 if (makeClone) { 162 this.keys = keys.clone(); 163 } else { 164 this.keys = keys; 165 } 166 167 calculateHashCode(keys); 168 } 169 170 //----------------------------------------------------------------------- 171 /** 172 * Gets a clone of the array of keys. 173 * <p> 174 * The keys should be immutable 175 * If they are not then they must not be changed. 176 * 177 * @return the individual keys 178 */ 179 public K[] getKeys() { 180 return keys.clone(); 181 } 182 183 /** 184 * Gets the key at the specified index. 185 * <p> 186 * The key should be immutable. 187 * If it is not then it must not be changed. 188 * 189 * @param index the index to retrieve 190 * @return the key at the index 191 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is invalid 192 * @since 3.1 193 */ 194 public K getKey(final int index) { 195 return keys[index]; 196 } 197 198 /** 199 * Gets the size of the list of keys. 200 * 201 * @return the size of the list of keys 202 * @since 3.1 203 */ 204 public int size() { 205 return keys.length; 206 } 207 208 //----------------------------------------------------------------------- 209 /** 210 * Compares this object to another. 211 * <p> 212 * To be equal, the other object must be a <code>MultiKey</code> with the 213 * same number of keys which are also equal. 214 * 215 * @param other the other object to compare to 216 * @return true if equal 217 */ 218 @Override 219 public boolean equals(final Object other) { 220 if (other == this) { 221 return true; 222 } 223 if (other instanceof MultiKey) { 224 final MultiKey<?> otherMulti = (MultiKey<?>) other; 225 return Arrays.equals(keys, otherMulti.keys); 226 } 227 return false; 228 } 229 230 /** 231 * Gets the combined hash code that is computed from all the keys. 232 * <p> 233 * This value is computed once and then cached, so elements should not 234 * change their hash codes once created (note that this is the same 235 * constraint that would be used if the individual keys elements were 236 * themselves {@link java.util.Map Map} keys. 237 * 238 * @return the hash code 239 */ 240 @Override 241 public int hashCode() { 242 return hashCode; 243 } 244 245 /** 246 * Gets a debugging string version of the key. 247 * 248 * @return a debugging string 249 */ 250 @Override 251 public String toString() { 252 return "MultiKey" + Arrays.toString(keys); 253 } 254 255 /** 256 * Calculate the hash code of the instance using the provided keys. 257 * @param keys the keys to calculate the hash code for 258 */ 259 private void calculateHashCode(final Object[] keys) 260 { 261 int total = 0; 262 for (final Object key : keys) { 263 if (key != null) { 264 total ^= key.hashCode(); 265 } 266 } 267 hashCode = total; 268 } 269 270 /** 271 * Recalculate the hash code after deserialization. The hash code of some 272 * keys might have change (hash codes based on the system hash code are 273 * only stable for the same process). 274 * @return the instance with recalculated hash code 275 */ 276 protected Object readResolve() { 277 calculateHashCode(keys); 278 return this; 279 } 280}