PartitionKey (Azure SDK for Java Reference Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- com.azure.data.cosmos.PartitionKey

```
public class PartitionKey
extends Object
```
Represents a partition key value in the Azure Cosmos DB database service. A partition key identifies the partition where the document is stored in.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static PartitionKey None

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PartitionKey(Object key)
Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object other)`	Overrides the Equal operator for object comparisons between two instances of `PartitionKey`
`static PartitionKey`	`fromJsonString(String jsonString)`	Create a new instance of the PartitionKey object from a serialized JSON partition key.
`com.azure.data.cosmos.internal.routing.PartitionKeyInternal`	`getInternalPartitionKey()`
`String`	`toString()`	Serialize the PartitionKey object to a JSON string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - None
```
public static PartitionKey None
```
- Constructor Detail
  - PartitionKey
```
public PartitionKey(Object key)
```
    Constructor. CREATE a new instance of the PartitionKey object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the value of the partition key.
- Method Detail
  - fromJsonString
```
public static PartitionKey fromJsonString(String jsonString)
```
    Create a new instance of the PartitionKey object from a serialized JSON partition key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    jsonString - the JSON string representation of this PartitionKey object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the PartitionKey instance.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Serialize the PartitionKey object to a JSON string.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation of this PartitionKey object.
  - getInternalPartitionKey
```
public com.azure.data.cosmos.internal.routing.PartitionKeyInternal getInternalPartitionKey()
```
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object other)
```
    Overrides the Equal operator for object comparisons between two instances of PartitionKey
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - The object to compare with.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if two object instance are considered equal.