What oKey to use while creating KeyAssociatedFilter

Question

I just wanted to confirm which object to use while creating the KeyAssociatedFilter.
The OID class which implements the KeyAssociation interface or the object returned by the getAssociatedKey() method overritten by the OID class.
MyOID myOid = new MyOID(propCode, typeCode);
A.     Filter keyFilter = new KeyAssociatedFilter(allFilter, myOid);
OR
B.     Filter keyFilter = new KeyAssociatedFilter(allFilter, myOid.getAssociated);
Which one is correct - A or B.
Pls confirm.
thanks & regards
- G.

Answer 1

Hi G,
As a matter of fact, both approaches are correct. However, I would prefer (A), since it is simpler and does not require for MyOID class to implement the KeyAssociation interface, so if you later decide to implement partitioning strategy via a custom com.tangosol.net.partition.KeyAssociator implementation, your code would still compile and work correctly.
Regards,
Gene