# Class Cursor (3.1.0)

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    public final class Cursor implements Serializable

A Google Cloud Datastore cursor. The cursor can be used to as a starting point or an ending point
for a [Query](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/latest/com.google.datastore.v1.Query)

## Inheritance

[Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \> Cursor

## Implements

[Serializable](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Serializable.html)

## Inherited Members

[Object.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone--) [Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) [Object.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize--) [Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) [Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--) [Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) [Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) [Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--) [Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) [Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) [Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)

## Static Methods

### copyFrom(byte\[\] bytes)

    public static Cursor copyFrom(byte[] bytes)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `bytes` | `byte[]` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/latest/com.google.cloud.datastore.Cursor` |   |

### fromUrlSafe(String urlSafe)

    public static Cursor fromUrlSafe(String urlSafe)

Create a `Cursor` given its URL safe encoded form.

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `urlSafe` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/latest/com.google.cloud.datastore.Cursor` |   |

## Methods

### equals(Object obj)

    public boolean equals(Object obj)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `obj` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |   |

**Overrides** [Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-)

### hashCode()

    public int hashCode()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |   |

**Overrides** [Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--)

### toString()

    public String toString()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html` |   |

**Overrides** [Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--)

### toUrlSafe()

    public String toUrlSafe()

Returns the cursor in an encoded form that can be used as part of a URL.

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html` |   |