com.moneydance.util
Interface Stringifyable

public interface Stringifyable

This interface is a marker for classes that enforce the following conditions:

• #toString() is overridden
• The class has a public static method (fromString) that takes a single String and returns an instance of the class
• #hashCode() and #equals(Object) are overridden to provide equivalence
• It is always the case that for an instance a of a Stringifyable class Foo, a.equals(new Foo(a.toString()) returns true

Note that while an implementing class may have a constructor that takes a single String, the second point is necessary for cases when an implementor wishes to manage the set of instances rather than always create new instances.

Author:

Jay Detwiler