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/**
* An immutable sequence of characters. When created by the same
* implementation, objects implementing this interface must obey the
* general {@linkplain Object#equals equals contract} when compared
* with each other. Therefore, {@code Name} objects from the same
* implementation are usable in collections while {@code Name}s from
* different implementations may not work properly in collections.
*
* <p>An empty {@code Name} has a length of zero.
*
* <p>In the context of {@linkplain
* javax.annotation.processing.ProcessingEnvironment annotation
* processing}, the guarantees for "the same" implementation must
* include contexts where the {@linkplain javax.annotation.processing
* API mediated} side effects of {@linkplain
* javax.annotation.processing.Processor processors} could be visible
* to each other, including successive annotation processing
* {@linkplain javax.annotation.processing.RoundEnvironment rounds}.
*
* @author Joseph D. Darcy
* @author Scott Seligman
* @author Peter von der Ahé
* @see javax.lang.model.util.Elements#getName
* @since 1.6
*/
/**
* Returns {@code true} if the argument represents the same
* name as {@code this}, and {@code false} otherwise.
*
* <p>Note that the identity of a {@code Name} is a function both
* of its content in terms of a sequence of characters as well as
* the implementation which created it.
*
* @param obj the object to be compared with this element
* @return {@code true} if the specified object represents the same
* name as this
* @see Element#equals
*/
/**
* Obeys the general contract of {@link Object#hashCode Object.hashCode}.
*
* @see #equals
*/
int hashCode();
/**
* Compares this name to the specified {@code CharSequence}. The result
* is {@code true} if and only if this name represents the same sequence
* of {@code char} values as the specified sequence.
*
* @return {@code true} if this name represents the same sequence
* of {@code char} values as the specified sequence, {@code false}
* otherwise
*
* @param cs The sequence to compare this name against
* @see String#contentEquals(CharSequence)
*/
}