3 * Copyright (C) 2010 Maciej Piechotka
5 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
10 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
15 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
17 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
20 * Maciej Piechotka <uzytkwonik2@gmail.com>
24 * This interface defines a hash function amongs instances of each class
29 public interface Gee.Hashable<G> : Object {
31 * Computes hash for an objects. Two hashes of equal objects have to be
32 * equal. Hash have to not change during lifetime of object.
34 * @return hash of an object
36 public abstract uint hash ();
39 * Compares this object with the specifed object.
41 * @return true if objects are equal
43 public abstract bool equal_to (G object);