org.nees.metadata
Class Identifier

java.lang.Object
  org.nees.metadata.Identifier

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

IdentifierPromise, LogicalName

public class Identifier

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Used to identify metadata objects, relations, and other NMDS entities that need to be uniquely identified. Identifiers are qualified by namespace URI's. Uses a QName as a delegate.

These are typically generated by IdFactory and IdSerializer.

See Also:

IdFactory, IdSerializer, Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected javax.xml.namespace.QName

qName

Constructor Summary

protected	Identifier(Identifier id) For the benefit of LogicalName
	Identifier(javax.xml.namespace.QName qn) Convert a QName to an identifier.
	Identifier(java.lang.String localPart) Create a new unqualified Identifier.
	Identifier(java.lang.String namespaceURI, java.lang.String localPart) Create a new namespace-qualified Identifier

Method Summary

static Identifier	deserialize(java.lang.String s) Use IdSerializer to deserialize a new ID
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o)
java.lang.String	getLocalPart()
java.lang.String	getNamespaceURI()
javax.xml.namespace.QName	getQName()
int	hashCode() You may not use uninterned ID promises as hash keys.
java.lang.String	serialize() Use IdSerializer to serialize this object
protected void	setQName(javax.xml.namespace.QName q)
java.lang.String	toString() For debugging purposes only.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

qName

protected javax.xml.namespace.QName qName

Constructor Detail

Identifier

protected Identifier(Identifier id)

For the benefit of LogicalName

Identifier

public Identifier(javax.xml.namespace.QName qn)

Convert a QName to an identifier.

Identifier

public Identifier(java.lang.String localPart)

Create a new unqualified Identifier.

Parameters:

localPart - the local part

Identifier

public Identifier(java.lang.String namespaceURI,
                  java.lang.String localPart)

Create a new namespace-qualified Identifier

Parameters:

localPart - the local part.

Method Detail

hashCode

public int hashCode()

You may not use uninterned ID promises as hash keys.

See Also:

IdentifierPromise

getLocalPart

public java.lang.String getLocalPart()

getNamespaceURI

public java.lang.String getNamespaceURI()

setQName

protected void setQName(javax.xml.namespace.QName q)

getQName

public javax.xml.namespace.QName getQName()

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

serialize

public java.lang.String serialize()

Use IdSerializer to serialize this object

deserialize

public static Identifier deserialize(java.lang.String s)

Use IdSerializer to deserialize a new ID

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

For debugging purposes only. If you want a canonical String representation of an Identifier, use IdSerializer. Or the convenience methods serialize and deserialize