org.sadun.util
Class SimpleObjectWithIdMetadata

java.lang.Object
  org.sadun.util.SimpleObjectWithIdMetadata

All Implemented Interfaces:

ObjectWithIdMetadata, java.io.Serializable

public class SimpleObjectWithIdMetadata

extends java.lang.Object

implements ObjectWithIdMetadata, java.io.Serializable

Author:

Cristiano Sadun

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SimpleObjectWithIdMetadata(java.lang.Class type)

SimpleObjectWithIdMetadata(java.lang.Class type, java.lang.String idPrefix)

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getIdPrefix() Return the id prefix for an object.
java.lang.Class	getType() Return the concrete class of the object.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SimpleObjectWithIdMetadata

public SimpleObjectWithIdMetadata(java.lang.Class type,
                                  java.lang.String idPrefix)

SimpleObjectWithIdMetadata

public SimpleObjectWithIdMetadata(java.lang.Class type)

Method Detail

getIdPrefix

public java.lang.String getIdPrefix()

Description copied from interface: ObjectWithIdMetadata

Return the id prefix for an object.

Typically, each object class has a class-dependent id prefix. An implementation may use the id prefix to veridy that a certain object has a proper id.

Specified by:

getIdPrefix in interface ObjectWithIdMetadata

Returns:

the id prefix for an object.

getType

public java.lang.Class getType()

Description copied from interface: ObjectWithIdMetadata

Return the concrete class of the object.

Specified by:

getType in interface ObjectWithIdMetadata

Returns:

the concrete class of the object.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()