Package com.google.cloud.datastore

Class Key

java.lang.Object

com.google.cloud.datastore.BaseKey

com.google.cloud.datastore.IncompleteKey

com.google.cloud.datastore.Key

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class Key
extends IncompleteKey

A key that is guaranteed to be complete and could be used to reference a Google Cloud Datastore Entity. This class is immutable.

See Also:

• Google Cloud Datastore Entities, Properties, and Keys
• Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static final class	Key.Builder

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Key	fromUrlSafe(String urlSafe)	Create a Key given its URL safe encoded form.
Long	getId()	Returns the key's id or null if it has a name instead.
String	getName()	Returns the key's name or null if it has an id instead.
Object	getNameOrId()	Returns the key's ID (as Long) or name (as String).
boolean	hasId()
boolean	hasName()
static Key.Builder	newBuilder(IncompleteKey copyFrom, long id)
static Key.Builder	newBuilder(IncompleteKey copyFrom, String name)
static Key.Builder	newBuilder(Key copyFrom)
static Key.Builder	newBuilder(Key parent, String kind, long id)
static Key.Builder	newBuilder(Key parent, String kind, String name)
static Key.Builder	newBuilder(String projectId, String kind, long id)
static Key.Builder	newBuilder(String projectId, String kind, long id, String databaseId)
static Key.Builder	newBuilder(String projectId, String kind, String name)
static Key.Builder	newBuilder(String projectId, String kind, String name, String databaseId)
String	toUrlSafe()	Returns the key in an encoded form that can be used as part of a URL.

Methods inherited from class com.google.cloud.datastore.IncompleteKey

getParent, newBuilder, newBuilder, newBuilder, newBuilderWithDatabaseId

Methods inherited from class com.google.cloud.datastore.BaseKey

equals, getAncestors, getDatabaseId, getKind, getNamespace, getProjectId, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

hasId

public boolean hasId()

getId

public Long getId()

Returns the key's id or null if it has a name instead.

hasName

public boolean hasName()

getName

public String getName()

Returns the key's name or null if it has an id instead.

getNameOrId

public Object getNameOrId()

Returns the key's ID (as Long) or name (as String). Never null.

toUrlSafe

public String toUrlSafe()

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

fromUrlSafe

public static Key fromUrlSafe(String urlSafe)

Create a Key given its URL safe encoded form.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - when decoding fails

newBuilder

public static Key.Builder newBuilder(String projectId,
 String kind,
 String name)

newBuilder

public static Key.Builder newBuilder(String projectId,
 String kind,
 String name,
 String databaseId)

newBuilder

public static Key.Builder newBuilder(String projectId,
 String kind,
 long id)

newBuilder

public static Key.Builder newBuilder(String projectId,
 String kind,
 long id,
 String databaseId)

newBuilder

public static Key.Builder newBuilder(Key copyFrom)

newBuilder

public static Key.Builder newBuilder(IncompleteKey copyFrom,
 String name)

newBuilder

public static Key.Builder newBuilder(IncompleteKey copyFrom,
 long id)

newBuilder

public static Key.Builder newBuilder(Key parent,
 String kind,
 String name)

newBuilder

public static Key.Builder newBuilder(Key parent,
 String kind,
 long id)