aa.util
Class Key

java.lang.Object
  aa.util.Key

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Key

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

This class defines a security key to limit the access right for a certain object or operation.

History:

• February 19, 2004 - version 0.0.4
  • do minor modification.
• May 9, 2003 - version 0.0.3
  • modify internal comments.
• Apr 12, 2003 - version 0.0.2
  • modify this file.
• Dec 11, 2001 - version 0.0.1
  • create this file.

Version:

$Date: 2008/01/01 00:24:05 $ $Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Myeong-Wuk Jang

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

private java.util.Calendar	m_calTime Time field of this key.
private long	m_lID Indentifer field of this key.

Constructor Summary

Key()
Creates a secure key.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Key p_key) Indicates whether some other key is 'equal to' this key.
long	getID() Returns the assigned identifier of this key.
java.util.Calendar	getTime() Returns the assigend time value of this key.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

m_lID

private long m_lID

Indentifer field of this key. This value is generated by a random rumber generator.

m_calTime

private java.util.Calendar m_calTime

Time field of this key. This value specifies when this key is generated.

Constructor Detail

Key

public Key()

Creates a secure key.

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Key p_key)

Indicates whether some other key is 'equal to' this key.

Parameters:

p_key - the reference key to be compared with this key

Returns:

true if this key is the same as the the reference key;
false otherwise.

getID

public final long getID()

Returns the assigned identifier of this key.

Returns:

the assigned identifier of this key.

getTime

public final java.util.Calendar getTime()

Returns the assigend time value of this key.

Returns:

the assigend time value of this key.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this object.

Returns:

a string representation of this object.