de.ruedigermoeller.serialization.annotations

Annotation Type EqualnessIsIdentity

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=TYPE)
public @interface EqualnessIsIdentity

Define that equal instances of this class can be replaced by a single copy when deserializing. Applicable to Immutable classes which are not used for serialization. An example of system classes would be string. If two Strings are equal, there is no need to create two distinct instances when deserializing. Reduces size, but increases write speed. However if euqal instances are found often, write speed may also be faster.