com.pixelmed.anatproc

Class Concept

java.lang.Object

com.pixelmed.anatproc.Concept

Direct Known Subclasses:

CodedConcept

public class Concept
extends Object

This class represents a concept that is uniquely identifiable.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected String	conceptUniqueIdentifier

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Concept()
	Concept(String conceptUniqueIdentifier) Create a concept.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
String	getConceptUniqueIdentifier()
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

conceptUniqueIdentifier

protected String conceptUniqueIdentifier

Constructor Detail

Concept

protected Concept()

Concept

public Concept(String conceptUniqueIdentifier)

Create a concept.

Parameters:

conceptUniqueIdentifier - the unique identifier of the concept, usually a UMLS CUI; required to be unique within the scope of comparisons using equals(Object)

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the reference object with which to compare.

Returns:

true if the same object or different objects with equal values of conceptUniqueIdentifier

getConceptUniqueIdentifier

public String getConceptUniqueIdentifier()

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object