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// Symbol.java

package org.bson.types;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Class to hold an instance of the BSON symbol type.
 */
public class Symbol implements Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1326269319883146072L;

    private final String symbol;

    /**
     * Construct a new instance with the given symbol.
     *
     * @param symbol the symbol
     */
    public Symbol(final String symbol) {
        this.symbol = symbol;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the symbol.
     *
     * @return the symbol
     */
    public String getSymbol() {
        return symbol;
    }

    /**
     * Will compare equal to a String that is equal to the String that this holds
     *
     * @param o the Symbol to compare this to
     * @return true if parameter o is the same as this Symbol
     */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(final Object o) {
        if (this == o) {
            return true;
        }
        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }

        Symbol symbol1 = (Symbol) o;

        if (!symbol.equals(symbol1.symbol)) {
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return symbol.hashCode();
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return symbol;
    }
}