.. java:import:: java.util UUID

.. java:import:: rsb.util UUIDTools

ParticipantId
=============

.. java:package:: rsb
   :noindex:

.. java:type:: public class ParticipantId

   This class serves as a Uniform Resource Name to identify participants in an RSB system. At present, the URN is based on an UUID that is unique for each participant instance.

   :author: swrede, jwienke

Constructors
------------
ParticipantId
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:constructor:: public ParticipantId()
   :outertype: ParticipantId

   Creates a new random id.

ParticipantId
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:constructor:: @SuppressWarnings public ParticipantId(byte[] bytes)
   :outertype: ParticipantId

   Creates an ID from a byte representation.

   :param bytes: byte representation of the id.

ParticipantId
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:constructor:: public ParticipantId(String sid)
   :outertype: ParticipantId

   Parses an id from its string form generated with \ :java:ref:`toString()`\ .

   :param sid: string representation
   :throws IllegalArgumentException: invalid string format

Methods
-------
equals
^^^^^^

.. java:method:: @Override public boolean equals(Object obj)
   :outertype: ParticipantId

getUUID
^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: protected UUID getUUID()
   :outertype: ParticipantId

   Returns the underlying UUID for this participant id.

   :return: uuid

hashCode
^^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: @Override public int hashCode()
   :outertype: ParticipantId

toByteArray
^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: public byte[] toByteArray()
   :outertype: ParticipantId

   Returns the bytes representing the id.

   :return: byte representing the id (length 16)

toString
^^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: @Override public String toString()
   :outertype: ParticipantId