diff -r 000000000000 -r 9a66ca7c79fa src/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/Name.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package javax.lang.model.element;
+
+/**
+ * An immutable sequence of characters.  When created by the same
+ * implementation, objects implementing this interface must obey the
+ * general {@linkplain Object#equals equals contract} when compared
+ * with each other.  Therefore, {@code Name} objects from the same
+ * implementation are usable in collections while {@code Name}s from
+ * different implementations may not work properly in collections.
+ *
+ * <p>An empty {@code Name} has a length of zero.
+ *
+ * <p>In the context of {@linkplain
+ * javax.annotation.processing.ProcessingEnvironment annotation
+ * processing}, the guarantees for "the same" implementation must
+ * include contexts where the {@linkplain javax.annotation.processing
+ * API mediated} side effects of {@linkplain
+ * javax.annotation.processing.Processor processors} could be visible
+ * to each other, including successive annotation processing
+ * {@linkplain javax.annotation.processing.RoundEnvironment rounds}.
+ *
+ * @author Joseph D. Darcy
+ * @author Scott Seligman
+ * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
+ * @see javax.lang.model.util.Elements#getName
+ * @since 1.6
+ */
+public interface Name extends CharSequence {
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if the argument represents the same
+     * name as {@code this}, and {@code false} otherwise.
+     *
+     * <p>Note that the identity of a {@code Name} is a function both
+     * of its content in terms of a sequence of characters as well as
+     * the implementation which created it.
+     *
+     * @param obj  the object to be compared with this element
+     * @return {@code true} if the specified object represents the same
+     *          name as this
+     * @see Element#equals
+     */
+    boolean equals(Object obj);
+
+    /**
+     * Obeys the general contract of {@link Object#hashCode Object.hashCode}.
+     *
+     * @see #equals
+     */
+    int hashCode();
+
+    /**
+     * Compares this name to the specified {@code CharSequence}. The result
+     * is {@code true} if and only if this name represents the same sequence
+     * of {@code char} values as the specified sequence.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if this name represents the same sequence
+     * of {@code char} values as the specified sequence, {@code false}
+     * otherwise
+     *
+     * @param cs The sequence to compare this name against
+     * @see String#contentEquals(CharSequence)
+     */
+    boolean contentEquals(CharSequence cs);
+}