Added in [API level 28](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Inherited Constants](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#inhconstants) \| [Fields](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#lfields) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#inhmethods)

# CellIdentity

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` public abstract class CellIdentity `   
` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` implements https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable `

|---|---|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.telephony.CellIdentity |

Known direct subclasses [CellIdentityCdma](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityCdma), [CellIdentityGsm](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityGsm), [CellIdentityLte](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityLte), [CellIdentityNr](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityNr), [CellIdentityTdscdma](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityTdscdma), [CellIdentityWcdma](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityWcdma) [CellIdentityCdma](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityCdma) *This class was deprecated in API level 36. Legacy CDMA is unsupported.* [CellIdentityGsm](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityGsm) CellIdentity to represent a unique GSM cell [CellIdentityLte](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityLte) CellIdentity is to represent a unique LTE cell [CellIdentityNr](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityNr) Information to represent a unique NR(New Radio 5G) cell. [CellIdentityTdscdma](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityTdscdma) CellIdentity is to represent a unique TD-SCDMA cell [CellIdentityWcdma](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentityWcdma) CellIdentity to represent a unique UMTS cell   

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CellIdentity represents the identity of a unique cell. This is the base class for CellIdentityXxx which represents cell identity for specific network access technology.

## Summary

### Inherited constants

From interface `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable` `int` `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR`

Descriptor bit used with `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents()`: indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor.
`int` `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE`

Flag for use with `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)`: the object being written is a return value, that is the result of a function such as "`Parcelable someFunction()`", "`void someFunction(out Parcelable)`", or "`void someFunction(inout Parcelable)`".

| ### Fields ||
|---|---|
| ` public static final https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.Creator<https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#CREATOR` Implement the Parcelable interface |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#describeContents()() ` Implement the Parcelable interface |
| ` boolean` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object other) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#getOperatorAlphaLong()() ` |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#getOperatorAlphaShort()() ` |
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#hashCode()() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. |
| ` void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/CellIdentity#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel dest, int type) ` Used by child classes for parceling. |

### Inherited methods

From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() `

Creates and returns a copy of this object.
` boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) `

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()() `

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() `

Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
` int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() `

Returns a hash code value for the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() `

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() `

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() `

Returns a string representation of the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()() `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*.
From interface ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable ` ` abstract int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents()() `

Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation.
` abstract void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel dest, int flags) `

Flatten this object in to a Parcel.

## Fields

### CREATOR

Added in [API level 28](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final Creator<CellIdentity> CREATOR
```

Implement the Parcelable interface

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## Public methods

### describeContents

Added in [API level 28](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int describeContents ()
```

Implement the Parcelable interface

<br />

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance. Value is either `0` or - `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR` |

### equals

Added in [API level 28](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public boolean equals (Object other)
```

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

The `equals` method implements an equivalence relation on non-null object references:

- It is *reflexive*: for any non-null reference value `x`, `x.equals(x)` should return `true`.
- It is *symmetric*: for any non-null reference values `x` and `y`, `x.equals(y)` should return `true` if and only if `y.equals(x)` returns `true`.
- It is *transitive*: for any non-null reference values `x`, `y`, and `z`, if `x.equals(y)` returns `true` and `y.equals(z)` returns `true`, then `x.equals(z)` should return `true`.
- It is *consistent*: for any non-null reference values `x` and `y`, multiple invocations of `x.equals(y)` consistently return `true` or consistently return `false`, provided no information used in `equals` comparisons on the objects is modified.
- For any non-null reference value `x`, `x.equals(null)` should return `false`.

An equivalence relation partitions the elements it operates on into *equivalence classes*; all the members of an equivalence class are equal to each other. Members of an equivalence class are substitutable for each other, at least for some purposes.

<br />

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `other` | `Object`: the reference object with which to compare. <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `boolean` | `true` if this object is the same as the obj argument; `false` otherwise. <br /> |

### getOperatorAlphaLong

Added in [API level 28](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public CharSequence getOperatorAlphaLong ()
```

<br />

<br />

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence` | The long alpha tag associated with the current scan result (may be the operator name string or extended operator name string). May be null if unknown. <br /> |

### getOperatorAlphaShort

Added in [API level 28](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public CharSequence getOperatorAlphaShort ()
```

<br />

<br />

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence` | The short alpha tag associated with the current scan result (may be the operator name string or extended operator name string). May be null if unknown. <br /> |

### hashCode

Added in [API level 28](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int hashCode ()
```

Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hash tables such as those provided by `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/HashMap`.

The general contract of `hashCode` is:

- Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of a Java application, the `hashCode` method must consistently return the same integer, provided no information used in `equals` comparisons on the object is modified. This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the same application.
- If two objects are equal according to the `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)` method, then calling the `hashCode` method on each of the two objects must produce the same integer result.
- It is *not* required that if two objects are unequal according to the `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)` method, then calling the `hashCode` method on each of the two objects must produce distinct integer results. However, the programmer should be aware that producing distinct integer results for unequal objects may improve the performance of hash tables.

<br />

<br />

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | a hash code value for this object. <br /> |

### writeToParcel

Added in [API level 28](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public void writeToParcel (Parcel dest, 
                int type)
```

Used by child classes for parceling.   

If you override this method you *must* call through to the superclass implementation.

<br />

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `dest` | `Parcel`: The Parcel in which the object should be written. This value cannot be `null`. <br /> |
| `type` | `int`: Additional flags about how the object should be written. May be 0 or `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE`. Value is either `0` or a combination of the following: - `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE` |