BaseCredential.java

/*
 * JOSSO: Java Open Single Sign-On
 *
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package org.josso.auth;

/**
 * Base credential implementation.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:sgonzalez@josso.org">Sebastian Gonzalez Oyuela</a>
 * @version $Id: BaseCredential.java 543 2008-03-18 21:34:58Z sgonzalez $
 */

public class BaseCredential implements Credential {

    protected Object _credential;

    public BaseCredential() {
    }

    public BaseCredential(Object credential) {
        _credential = credential;
    }

    public void setValue(Object credential) {
        _credential = credential;
    }

    public Object getValue() {
        return _credential;
    }

    /**
     * Compare this Credential value against another BaseCedential value (getValue())
     *
     * @return true if getValue() equals another.getValue()
     */
    public boolean equals(Object another) {
        if (!(another instanceof BaseCredential))
            return false;

        Object anotherCredential = ((BaseCredential) another).getValue();

        boolean equals = false;
        if (_credential == null) {
            equals = anotherCredential == null;
        } else {
            equals = _credential.equals(anotherCredential);
        }

        return equals;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the hashcode of the credential value. getValue().hashCode().
     *
     * @return the hashcode of the credential value.
     */
    public int hashCode() {
        return (_credential == null ? 0 : _credential.hashCode());
    }

    public String toString() {
        return _credential.toString();
    }


}