fr.inria.atlanmod.neoemf.core

Interface Id

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Id>, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

StringId

public interface Id
extends Comparable<Id>, Serializable

An identifier used to identify PersistentEObjects in datastores.

This is the primary key in datastores, so, each Id must be unique at back-end level to ensure data consistency. The unicity is not guaranteed before adding a new PersistentEObject to a database.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Long	toLong() Returns the Long number of this Id.
String	toString() Returns the String representation of this Id.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

toString

@Nonnull
String toString()

Returns the String representation of this Id.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string

toLong

@Nonnull
Long toLong()

Returns the Long number of this Id.

Returns:

a long