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002    $Id: UniqueIdManager.java 26283 2010-02-18 11:18:57Z juergens $
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018    package edu.tum.cs.commons.collections;
019    
020    import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
021    
022    /**
023     * This class assigns unique ids to objects. The id creation is based on
024     * <b>referential equality</b> instead of <code>hashCode()/equals()</code>-semantics.
025     * 
026     * <p>
027     * Note that obtaining a unique id from this class for an object prevents it
028     * from being garbage collected.
029     * 
030     * 
031     * @author Florian Deissenboeck
032     * @author $Author: juergens $
033     * @version $Rev: 26283 $
034     * @levd.rating GREEN Hash: BB79C9D841FE57B450865418AFDD8E6F
035     */
036    public class UniqueIdManager<K> extends IdManagerBase<K> {
037    
038        /**
039         * Create new unique id manager.
040         * 
041         */
042        public UniqueIdManager() {
043            super(new IdentityHashMap<K, Integer>());
044        }
045    
046    }