org.kuali.rice.core.api.cache
Class CacheKeyUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.kuali.rice.core.api.cache.CacheKeyUtils

public final class CacheKeyUtils
extends Object

This is a utility class that generates cache keys for compound objects.

Method Summary

static <K extends Comparable<K>> String	key(Collection<K> col) Create a String key value out of a Collection.
static <K extends Comparable<K>> String	key(Map<K,?> map) Create a String key value out of a Map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

key

public static <K extends Comparable<K>> String key(Map<K,?> map)

Create a String key value out of a Map. The Map should really just contain simple types.

Type Parameters:

K - the map key type

Parameters:

map - the map. if null will return ""

Returns:

the map as a string value

key

public static <K extends Comparable<K>> String key(Collection<K> col)

Create a String key value out of a Collection. The Collection should really just contain simple types.

Type Parameters:

K - the col type

Parameters:

col - the collection. if null will return ""

Returns:

the collection as a string value