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 * Copyright (C) 2009 eXo Platform SAS.
 *
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 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
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 *
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */
package org.exoplatform.services.jcr.datamodel;

/**
 * Created by The eXo Platform SAS.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:gennady.azarenkov@exoplatform.com">Gennady Azarenkov</a>
 * @version $Id: Identifier.java 11907 2008-03-13 15:36:21Z ksm $
 */

public class Identifier
{

   private final String string;

   public Identifier(String stringValue)
   {
      this.string = stringValue;
   }

   public Identifier(byte[] value)
   {
      this.string = new String(value);
   }

   /**
    * @return Returns the stringValue.
    */
   public String getString()
   {
      return string;
   }

   /**
    * {@inheritDoc}
    */
   public boolean equals(Object another)
   {
      if (another instanceof Identifier)
      {
         return string.equals(((Identifier)another).string);
      }

      return false;
   }
}
