package org.csc.phynixx.watchdog.objectref;
   
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  /**
   *
   * Created by christoph on 09.06.2012.
   */
  public class ObjectReference<T> implements IObjectReference<T> {
  
      private T objectRef = null;
  
  
      public ObjectReference(T objectRef) {
          super();
          this.objectRef = objectRef;
      }
  
  
      public String getObjectDescription() {
  
          return objectRef == null ? "NULL" : objectRef.toString();
      }
  
  
      public boolean isWeakReference() {
          return false;
      }
  
  
      public T get() {
          return objectRef;
      }
  
      public boolean equals(Object obj) {
          T objRef = this.get();
          if (objRef == null) {
              return obj == null;
          }
          return objRef.equals(obj);
      }
  
      public int hashCode() {
          Object objRef = this.get();
          if (objRef == null) {
              return "".hashCode();
          }
          return objRef.hashCode();
      }
  
      public String toString() {
          Object objRef = this.get();
          if (objRef == null) {
              return "";
          }
          return objRef.toString();
      }
  
  
      public boolean isStale() {
          return false;
      }
  
  }