PCMEntityHelper

java.lang.Object
- edu.kit.ipd.sdq.eventsim.util.PCMEntityHelper

```
public class PCMEntityHelper
extends Object
```
Provides helper methods for PCM entities implementing the Entity interface.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PCMEntityHelper()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static boolean`	`equals(org.palladiosimulator.pcm.core.entity.Entity e1, org.palladiosimulator.pcm.core.entity.Entity e2)`	Checks whether the passed entities are equal.
`static String`	`toString(org.palladiosimulator.pcm.core.entity.Entity entity)`	Builds a string representation of an entity.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PCMEntityHelper
```
public PCMEntityHelper()
```
- Method Detail
  - toString
```
public static String toString(org.palladiosimulator.pcm.core.entity.Entity entity)
```
    Builds a string representation of an entity. The returned string contains the entities's name, class name and ID.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entity - the entity which is to be represented by a string
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation
  - equals
```
public static boolean equals(org.palladiosimulator.pcm.core.entity.Entity e1,
                             org.palladiosimulator.pcm.core.entity.Entity e2)
```
    Checks whether the passed entities are equal. Two entities are regarded to be equal if they carry the same ID.
    
    Parameters:
    
    e1 - the first entity
    
    e2 - the second entity
    
    Returns:
    
    true if e1 and e2 are equal; false else.