Symbol

java.lang.Object
- org.bson.types.Symbol

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class Symbol
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
Class to hold an instance of the BSON symbol type.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Symbol(String symbol)
Construct a new instance with the given symbol.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`	Will compare equal to a String that is equal to the String that this holds
`String`	`getSymbol()`	Gets the symbol.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Symbol
```
public Symbol(String symbol)
```
    Construct a new instance with the given symbol.
    
    Parameters:
    
    symbol - the symbol
- Method Detail
  - getSymbol
```
public String getSymbol()
```
    Gets the symbol.
    
    Returns:
    
    the symbol
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Will compare equal to a String that is equal to the String that this holds
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the Symbol to compare this to
    
    Returns:
    
    true if parameter o is the same as this Symbol
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object