de.ipk_gatersleben.bit.bi.edal.primary_data.metadata

Class Identifier

java.lang.Object

de.ipk_gatersleben.bit.bi.edal.primary_data.metadata.UntypedData

de.ipk_gatersleben.bit.bi.edal.primary_data.metadata.Identifier

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<UntypedData>

public class Identifier
extends UntypedData

Unique identifier, which is ensures to be global uniqueness defined at ISO/IEC 11578:1996.

Author:

lange, arendd

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	UNKNOWN_ID

Fields inherited from class de.ipk_gatersleben.bit.bi.edal.primary_data.metadata.UntypedData

EMPTY, string

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Identifier() Constructor for Identifier.
Identifier(String id) Constructor for Identifier with specified id.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(UntypedData datatype)
boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getID() Getter for the id.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class de.ipk_gatersleben.bit.bi.edal.primary_data.metadata.UntypedData

getString, setString, toHTML

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

UNKNOWN_ID

public static final String UNKNOWN_ID

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Identifier

public Identifier()

Constructor for Identifier. Set the id to "Unkown_ID".

Identifier

public Identifier(String id)

Constructor for Identifier with specified id.

Parameters:

id - the id to set.

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(UntypedData datatype)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<UntypedData>

Overrides:

compareTo in class UntypedData

getID

public final String getID()

Getter for the id.

Returns:

the id.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class UntypedData

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class UntypedData

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class UntypedData