package javax.megaco.message;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * The Jain MEGACO descriptor class is an abstract class. This is to be derived
 * by the individual descriptor classes.
 * 
 * @author amit bhayani
 * 
 */
public abstract class Descriptor implements Serializable {

	protected int descriptorId = -1;

	/**
	 * Constructs a Jain Megaco abstract class.
	 */
	public Descriptor() {

	}

	/**
	 * The method is an abstract method and can be used to get the descriptor
	 * identifier. By overriding this method the derived class would return a
	 * hardcoded value that would correspond to its descriptor identity.
	 * 
	 * @return descriptorId - The integer corresponding to the descriptor id.
	 *         The values shall be defined in DescriptorType
	 */
	public abstract int getDescriptorId();

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		//return getClass().getSimpleName();
		return super.toString();
	}

}