VirtualValue.java

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package org.neo4j.values;

/**
 * Value that can exist transiently during computations, but that cannot be stored as a property value. A Virtual
 * Value could be a NodeReference for example.
 */
public abstract class VirtualValue extends Value
{
    @Override
    public final boolean equals( byte[] x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( short[] x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( int[] x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( long[] x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( float[] x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( double[] x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( boolean x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( boolean[] x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( char x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( String x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( char[] x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( String[] x )
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( Object other )
    {
        return other != null && other instanceof VirtualValue && equals( (VirtualValue) other );
    }

    @Override
    public final boolean equals( Value other )
    {
        return other != null && other instanceof VirtualValue && equals( (VirtualValue) other );
    }

    @Override
    public final int hashCode()
    {
        return hash();
    }

    public abstract int hash();

    public abstract boolean equals( VirtualValue other );

    @Override
    public final ValueGroup valueGroup()
    {
        return ValueGroup.VIRTUAL;
    }
}