Package com.intellij.vcs.log

Interface Hash

All Known Implementing Classes:

HashImpl

public interface Hash

Represents a unique reference to a VCS commit.

It is called "Hash", because in DVCSs it is represented by a SHA-hash value.

TODO move to intellij.platform.vcs

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	asString() Returns the String representation of this hash.
java.lang.String	toShortString() Returns a short part of the hash string, which may be non-unique, but usually enough to be a commit reference, and it is easier to read than the complete hash string.

Method Detail

asString

java.lang.String asString()

Returns the String representation of this hash.

toShortString

java.lang.String toShortString()

Returns a short part of the hash string, which may be non-unique, but usually enough to be a commit reference, and it is easier to read than the complete hash string.

Usually (e.g. it is default for Git) the short hash is 7 symbols long.