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96<DT><B>All Implemented Interfaces:</B> <DD><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/Serializable.html" title="class or interface in java.io">Serializable</A></DD> 97</DL> 98<DL> 99<DT><B>Direct Known Subclasses:</B> <DD><A HREF="/com/sleepycat/persist/evolve/Converter.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.persist.evolve">Converter</A>, <A HREF="/com/sleepycat/persist/evolve/Deleter.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.persist.evolve">Deleter</A>, <A HREF="/com/sleepycat/persist/evolve/Renamer.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.persist.evolve">Renamer</A></DD> 100</DL> 101<HR> 102<DL> 103<DT><PRE>public abstract class <B>Mutation</B><DT>extends <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A><DT>implements <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/Serializable.html" title="class or interface in java.io">Serializable</A></DL> 104</PRE> 105 106<P> 107The base class for all mutations. 108<P> 109 110<P> 111<DL> 112<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="/com/sleepycat/persist/evolve/package-summary.html"><CODE>Class Evolution</CODE></A>, 113<A HREF="/serialized-form.html#com.sleepycat.persist.evolve.Mutation">Serialized Form</A></DL> 114<HR> 115 116<P> 117 118<!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== --> 119 120<A NAME="method_summary"><!-- --></A> 121<TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 122<TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> 123<TH ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="+2"> 124<B>Method Summary</B></FONT></TH> 125</TR> 126<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 127<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 128<CODE> boolean</CODE></FONT></TD> 129<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="/com/sleepycat/persist/evolve/Mutation.html#equals(java.lang.Object)">equals</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A> other)</CODE> 130 131<BR> 132 Returns true if the class name, class version and field name are equal 133 in this object and given object.</TD> 134</TR> 135<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 136<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 137<CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD> 138<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="/com/sleepycat/persist/evolve/Mutation.html#getClassName()">getClassName</A></B>()</CODE> 139 140<BR> 141 Returns the class to which this mutation applies.</TD> 142</TR> 143<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 144<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 145<CODE> int</CODE></FONT></TD> 146<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="/com/sleepycat/persist/evolve/Mutation.html#getClassVersion()">getClassVersion</A></B>()</CODE> 147 148<BR> 149 Returns the class version to which this mutation applies.</TD> 150</TR> 151<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 152<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 153<CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD> 154<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="/com/sleepycat/persist/evolve/Mutation.html#getFieldName()">getFieldName</A></B>()</CODE> 155 156<BR> 157 Returns the field name to which this mutation applies, or null if this 158 mutation applies to the class itself.</TD> 159</TR> 160<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 161<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 162<CODE> int</CODE></FONT></TD> 163<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="/com/sleepycat/persist/evolve/Mutation.html#hashCode()">hashCode</A></B>()</CODE> 164 165<BR> 166 </TD> 167</TR> 168<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 169<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 170<CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD> 171<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="/com/sleepycat/persist/evolve/Mutation.html#toString()">toString</A></B>()</CODE> 172 173<BR> 174 </TD> 175</TR> 176</TABLE> 177 <A NAME="methods_inherited_from_class_java.lang.Object"><!-- --></A> 178<TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 179<TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF" CLASS="TableSubHeadingColor"> 180<TH ALIGN="left"><B>Methods inherited from class java.lang.<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></B></TH> 181</TR> 182<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 183<TD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone()" title="class or interface in java.lang">clone</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize()" title="class or interface in java.lang">finalize</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass()" title="class or interface in java.lang">getClass</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify()" title="class or interface in java.lang">notify</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll()" title="class or interface in java.lang">notifyAll</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait()" title="class or interface in java.lang">wait</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long)" title="class or interface in java.lang">wait</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long, int)" title="class or interface in java.lang">wait</A></CODE></TD> 184</TR> 185</TABLE> 186 187<P> 188 189<!-- ============ METHOD DETAIL ========== --> 190 191<A NAME="method_detail"><!-- --></A> 192<TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 193<TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> 194<TH ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="1"><FONT SIZE="+2"> 195<B>Method Detail</B></FONT></TH> 196</TR> 197</TABLE> 198 199<A NAME="getClassName()"><!-- --></A><H3> 200getClassName</H3> 201<PRE> 202public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>getClassName</B>()</PRE> 203<DL> 204<DD>Returns the class to which this mutation applies. 205<P> 206<DD><DL> 207</DL> 208</DD> 209<DD><DL> 210</DL> 211</DD> 212</DL> 213<HR> 214 215<A NAME="getClassVersion()"><!-- --></A><H3> 216getClassVersion</H3> 217<PRE> 218public int <B>getClassVersion</B>()</PRE> 219<DL> 220<DD>Returns the class version to which this mutation applies. 221<P> 222<DD><DL> 223</DL> 224</DD> 225<DD><DL> 226</DL> 227</DD> 228</DL> 229<HR> 230 231<A NAME="getFieldName()"><!-- --></A><H3> 232getFieldName</H3> 233<PRE> 234public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>getFieldName</B>()</PRE> 235<DL> 236<DD>Returns the field name to which this mutation applies, or null if this 237 mutation applies to the class itself. 238<P> 239<DD><DL> 240</DL> 241</DD> 242<DD><DL> 243</DL> 244</DD> 245</DL> 246<HR> 247 248<A NAME="equals(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3> 249equals</H3> 250<PRE> 251public boolean <B>equals</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A> other)</PRE> 252<DL> 253<DD>Returns true if the class name, class version and field name are equal 254 in this object and given object. 255<P> 256<DD><DL> 257<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang">equals</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></CODE></DL> 258</DD> 259<DD><DL> 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