org.silverpeas.persistence.model
Interface EntityIdentifier

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

UniqueLongIdentifier, UuidIdentifier

public interface EntityIdentifier
extends Serializable

All Silverpeas entities must use this interface for their identifier. By this way, all entities have a typed identifier that only the entity knows.

Author:

Yohann Chastagnier

Method Summary

String	asString() Gets the id value as a String.
EntityIdentifier	fromString(String id) Sets the id value from a String.
EntityIdentifier	generateNewId(String tableName, String tableColumnIdName) Generate a new ID.

Method Detail

asString

String asString()

Gets the id value as a String.

Returns:

fromString

EntityIdentifier fromString(String id)

Sets the id value from a String.

Returns:

generateNewId

EntityIdentifier generateNewId(String tableName,
                               String tableColumnIdName)

Generate a new ID. "Auto-Increment" identifiers must to implement this method.

Parameters:

tableName -

tableColumnIdName -