.TH "sc::Identifier" 3 "Sun Oct 4 2020" "Version 2.3.1" "MPQC" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
sc::Identifier \- \fBIdentifier\fP's are used to distinguish and order objects\&.  

.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fC#include <identity\&.h>\fP
.SS "Public Member Functions"

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.RI "\fBIdentifier\fP ()"
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.RI "Create an \fBIdentifier\fP for a null object\&. "
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.RI "\fBIdentifier\fP (const \fBIdentity\fP *i)"
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.RI "Create an \fBIdentifier\fP for the given object\&. "
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.RI "\fBIdentifier\fP (const \fBIdentifier\fP &i)"
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.RI "Create an \fBIdentifier\fP for the given object\&. "
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.RI "\fB~Identifier\fP ()"
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.RI "The destructor does nothing\&. "
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.RI "void \fBoperator=\fP (const \fBIdentifier\fP &i)"
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.RI "Assign to the given \fBIdentifier\fP\&. "
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.RI "int \fBoperator<\fP (const \fBIdentifier\fP &i) const"
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.RI "Less than\&. "
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.RI "int \fBoperator>\fP (const \fBIdentifier\fP &i) const"
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.RI "Greater than\&. "
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.RI "int \fBoperator==\fP (const \fBIdentifier\fP &i) const"
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.RI "Equal\&. "
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.RI "int \fBoperator<=\fP (const \fBIdentifier\fP &i) const"
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.RI "Less than or equal\&. "
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.RI "int \fBoperator>=\fP (const \fBIdentifier\fP &i) const"
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.RI "Greater than or equal\&. "
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.RI "int \fBoperator!=\fP (const \fBIdentifier\fP &i) const"
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.RI "Not equal\&. "
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.RI "void \fBprint\fP (std::ostream &) const"
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.SH "Detailed Description"
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\fBIdentifier\fP's are used to distinguish and order objects\&. 

On many architectures a pointer to the object will suffice, but the C++ standard only guarantees that this works for two pointers pointing within the same structure or array\&. Classes need to inherit from \fBIdentity\fP to use this mechanism\&. \fBIdentity\fP, \fBIdentifier\fP, and the shorthand boolean operations may have to be modified for certain architectures\&. 
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Generated automatically by Doxygen for MPQC from the source code\&.