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 * Copyright 1999,2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 */ 


package org.apache.naming;


/**
 * Represents a binding in a NamingContext.
 *
 * @author Remy Maucherat
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */

public class NamingEntry {


    // -------------------------------------------------------------- Constants


    public static final int ENTRY = 0;
    public static final int LINK_REF = 1;
    public static final int REFERENCE = 2;
    
    public static final int CONTEXT = 10;


    // ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors


    public NamingEntry(String name, Object value, int type) {
        this.name = name;
        this.value = value;
        this.type = type;
    }


    // ----------------------------------------------------- Instance Variables


    /**
     * The type instance variable is used to avoid unsing RTTI when doing
     * lookups.
     */
    public int type;
    public String name;
    public Object value;


    // --------------------------------------------------------- Object Methods


    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if ((obj != null) && (obj instanceof NamingEntry)) {
            return name.equals(((NamingEntry) obj).name);
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }


    public int hashCode() {
        return name.hashCode();
    }


}