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package net.sf.orcc.frontend.schedule;

/**
 * This class defines an edge that can be used in JGrapht graphs. This class is
 * necessary because edges need to be unique (even when using a multi-graph). So
 * this class simply wraps an object, but uses Object's equal and hashCode
 * methods, meaning comparison by reference.
 * 
 * @author Matthieu Wipliez
 * 
 */
public class UniqueEdge {

	private Object object;

	/**
	 * Creates a new edge with the given object.
	 * 
	 * @param object
	 *            an object
	 * @throws NullPointerException
	 *             if tag is <code>null</code>
	 */
	public UniqueEdge(Object object) {
		if (object == null) {
			throw new NullPointerException();
		}
		this.object = object;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the object associated with this edge.
	 * 
	 * @return the object associated with this edge
	 */
	public Object getObject() {
		return object;
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return object.toString();
	}

}