Key (Proxy4J Core 1.1.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.proxy4j.core.util.Key

Direct Known Subclasses:

ClassHashKey, MethodHashKey
```
public abstract class Key
extends Object
```
Base class for compound keys used in caching proxy types.

Author:

Brennan Spies

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Key(ClassLoader classLoader)
Each Key implementation takes the class loader of the proxy type as well as the classes which are being proxied.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract boolean`	`equals(Object o)`	Every `Key` subclass must define its own `Object.equals(Object)` method.
`protected ClassLoader`	`getClassLoader()`	Returns the class loader of the proxy.
`abstract int`	`hashCode()`	Every `Key` subclass must define its own `Object.hashCode()` method.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Key
```
public Key(ClassLoader classLoader)
```
    Each Key implementation takes the class loader of the proxy type as well as the classes which are being proxied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classLoader - The class loader of the proxy
- Method Detail
  - getClassLoader
```
protected ClassLoader getClassLoader()
```
    Returns the class loader of the proxy.
    
    Returns:
    
    The class loader
  - equals
```
public abstract boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Every Key subclass must define its own Object.equals(Object) method.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public abstract int hashCode()
```
    Every Key subclass must define its own Object.hashCode() method.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    The hash code