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package io.netty.util;


A special Error which is used to signal some state or request by throwing it. Signal has an empty stack trace and has no cause to save the instantiation overhead.
/** * A special {@link Error} which is used to signal some state or request by throwing it. * {@link Signal} has an empty stack trace and has no cause to save the instantiation overhead. */
public final class Signal extends Error implements Constant<Signal> { private static final long serialVersionUID = -221145131122459977L; private static final ConstantPool<Signal> pool = new ConstantPool<Signal>() { @Override protected Signal newConstant(int id, String name) { return new Signal(id, name); } };
Returns the Signal of the specified name.
/** * Returns the {@link Signal} of the specified name. */
public static Signal valueOf(String name) { return pool.valueOf(name); } /** * Shortcut of {@link #valueOf(String) valueOf(firstNameComponent.getName() + "#" + secondNameComponent)}. */ public static Signal valueOf(Class<?> firstNameComponent, String secondNameComponent) { return pool.valueOf(firstNameComponent, secondNameComponent); } private final SignalConstant constant;
Creates a new Signal with the specified name.
/** * Creates a new {@link Signal} with the specified {@code name}. */
private Signal(int id, String name) { constant = new SignalConstant(id, name); }
Check if the given Signal is the same as this instance. If not an IllegalStateException will be thrown.
/** * Check if the given {@link Signal} is the same as this instance. If not an {@link IllegalStateException} will * be thrown. */
public void expect(Signal signal) { if (this != signal) { throw new IllegalStateException("unexpected signal: " + signal); } } @Override public Throwable initCause(Throwable cause) { return this; } @Override public Throwable fillInStackTrace() { return this; } @Override public int id() { return constant.id(); } @Override public String name() { return constant.name(); } @Override public boolean equals(Object obj) { return this == obj; } @Override public int hashCode() { return System.identityHashCode(this); } @Override public int compareTo(Signal other) { if (this == other) { return 0; } return constant.compareTo(other.constant); } @Override public String toString() { return name(); } private static final class SignalConstant extends AbstractConstant<SignalConstant> { SignalConstant(int id, String name) { super(id, name); } } }