Introducing the Model Thread View Thread Pattern

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// Microsoft patterns & practices
// Composite Application Guidance for Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight
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using System;

namespace Microsoft.Practices.Composite.Events
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Subsription token returned from <see cref="EventBase"/> on subscribe.
    /// </summary>
    public class SubscriptionToken : IEquatable<SubscriptionToken>
    {
        private readonly Guid _token;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="SubscriptionToken"/>.
        /// </summary>
        public SubscriptionToken()
        {
            _token = Guid.NewGuid();
        }

        ///<summary>
        ///Indicates whether the current object is equal to another object of the same type.
        ///</summary>
        ///<returns>
        ///<see langword="true"/> if the current object is equal to the <paramref name="other" /> parameter; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.
        ///</returns>
        ///<param name="other">An object to compare with this object.</param>
        public bool Equals(SubscriptionToken other)
        {
            if (other == null) return false;
            return Equals(_token, other._token);
        }

        ///<summary>
        ///Determines whether the specified <see cref="T:System.Object" /> is equal to the current <see cref="T:System.Object" />.
        ///</summary>
        ///<returns>
        ///true if the specified <see cref="T:System.Object" /> is equal to the current <see cref="T:System.Object" />; otherwise, false.
        ///</returns>
        ///<param name="obj">The <see cref="T:System.Object" /> to compare with the current <see cref="T:System.Object" />. </param>
        ///<exception cref="T:System.NullReferenceException">The <paramref name="obj" /> parameter is null.</exception><filterpriority>2</filterpriority>
        public override bool Equals(object obj)
        {
            if (ReferenceEquals(this, obj)) return true;
            return Equals(obj as SubscriptionToken);
        }

        ///<summary>
        ///Serves as a hash function for a particular type. 
        ///</summary>
        ///<returns>
        ///A hash code for the current <see cref="T:System.Object" />.
        ///</returns>
        ///<filterpriority>2</filterpriority>
        public override int GetHashCode()
        {
            return _token.GetHashCode();
        }
    }
}