com.colorfulsoftware.rss

Class GUID

java.lang.Object

com.colorfulsoftware.rss.GUID

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class GUID
extends Object
implements Serializable

The <guid> element.

From the RSS 2.0 specification...

A string that uniquely identifies the item. More.

<guid> is an optional sub-element of <item>.

guid stands for globally unique identifier. It's a string that uniquely identifies the item. When present, an aggregator may choose to use this string to determine if an item is new.

<guid>http://some.server.com/weblogItem3207</guid>

There are no rules for the syntax of a guid. Aggregators must view them as a string. It's up to the source of the feed to establish the uniqueness of the string.

If the guid element has an attribute named "isPermaLink" with a value of true, the reader may assume that it is a permalink to the item, that is, a url that can be opened in a Web browser, that points to the full item described by the <item> element. An example:

<guid isPermaLink="true">http://inessential.com/2002/09/01.php#a2</guid>

isPermaLink is optional, its default value is true. If its value is false, the guid may not be assumed to be a url, or a url to anything in particular.

Author:

Bill Brown

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getGuid()
Attribute	getIsPermaLink()
int	hashCode()
String	toString() Shows the contents of the <guid> element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getGuid

public String getGuid()

Returns:

the guid.

getIsPermaLink

public Attribute getIsPermaLink()

Returns:

the isPermaLink attribute.

toString

public String toString()

Shows the contents of the <guid> element.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object