/*
* Create an Erlang ref from a stream containing a ref encoded in
* Erlang external format.
*
* @param buf the stream containing the encoded ref.
*
* @exception DecodeException if the buffer does not
* contain a valid external representation of an Erlang ref.
**/
public Ref(OtpInputStream buf)
{
Ref r = buf.read_ref();
this._node = r.node();
this._creation = r.creation();
this._ids = r.ids();
}
/*
* Determine if two refs are equal. Refs are equal if their
* components are equal. New refs and old refs are considered equal
* if the node, creation and first id numnber are equal.
*
* @param o the other ref to compare to.
*
* @return true if the refs are equal, false otherwise.
**/
public override bool Equals(System.Object o)
{
if (!(o is Ref))
{
return(false);
}
Ref ref_Renamed = (Ref)o;
if (!(this._node.Equals(ref_Renamed.node()) && this._creation == ref_Renamed.creation()))
{
return(false);
}
if (this.isNewRef() && ref_Renamed.isNewRef())
{
return(this._ids[0] == ref_Renamed._ids[0] && this._ids[1] == ref_Renamed._ids[1] && this._ids[2] == ref_Renamed._ids[2]);
}
return(this._ids[0] == ref_Renamed._ids[0]);
}
