1 /* 2 * Copyright 2012 The Netty Project 3 * 4 * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License, 5 * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 6 * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at: 7 * 8 * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT 12 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the 13 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations 14 * under the License. 15 */ 16 package io.netty.util; 17 18 /** 19 * A singleton which is safe to compare via the {@code ==} operator. Created and managed by {@link ConstantPool}. 20 */ 21 public interface Constant<T extends Constant<T>> extends Comparable<T> { 22 23 /** 24 * Returns the unique number assigned to this {@link Constant}. 25 */ 26 int id(); 27 28 /** 29 * Returns the name of this {@link Constant}. 30 */ 31 String name(); 32 }