net.nicholaswilliams.java.licensing

Class License.Feature

java.lang.Object

net.nicholaswilliams.java.licensing.License.Feature

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, FeatureObject

Enclosing class:

License

public static final class License.Feature
extends Object
implements Cloneable, Serializable, FeatureObject

A class that represents a licensed feature. Products may have more than one "section" or "module" that is licensed, and the list of features in the License object allows the user to specify any number of features and, optionally, separate expiration dates for each.

This object is not created directly. For instructions on using features, see the documentation for License.Builder.

Since:

1.0.0

Version:

1.2.0

Author:

Nick Williams

See Also:

License, License.Builder, Serialized Form

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
License.Feature	clone() Returns a clone of this feature.
boolean	equals(Object object) Indicates whether these features are the same feature.
long	getGoodBeforeDate() Returns the feature expiration date.
String	getName() Returns the feature name or subject.
int	hashCode() Generates a hash code for this feature.
String	toString() Generates a string representation of this feature (name and expiration date separated by 0x1F.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getName

public final String getName()

Returns the feature name or subject.

Specified by:

getName in interface FeatureObject

Returns:

the feature name.

getGoodBeforeDate

public final long getGoodBeforeDate()

Returns the feature expiration date.

Returns:

the expiration date.

equals

public final boolean equals(Object object)

Indicates whether these features are the same feature. Important note: Two features can be the same feature (equal) and have different expiration dates.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

object - The feature to check for equality against

Returns:

true if the features are the same, false otherwise.

hashCode

public final int hashCode()

Generates a hash code for this feature.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code for this feature.

toString

public final String toString()

Generates a string representation of this feature (name and expiration date separated by 0x1F.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string representation of this feature.

clone

public License.Feature clone()

Returns a clone of this feature.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

the feature clone.