InstanceHandle.java

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package org.omg.dds.core;

import java.io.Serializable;


public abstract class InstanceHandle
implements Comparable<InstanceHandle>, Serializable, DDSObject
{
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Private Constants
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 4987266126475078295L;

    public static InstanceHandle nilHandle(ServiceEnvironment env)
    {
        return env.getSPI().nilHandle();
    }



    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Instance Methods
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    public abstract boolean isNil();
}