net.openwings.identity
Class UniqueIDFactory

java.lang.Object
  net.openwings.identity.UniqueIDFactory

public final class UniqueIDFactory

extends java.lang.Object

This class provides a way to obtain a UniqueID. The factory obtains an implementation of the UniqueIDGenerator interface and uses it to generate unique identifiers. The choice of UniqueIDGenerator implementation class is determined by the net.openwings.identity.implementation property.

Method Summary

static UniqueID

getUniqueID() This method is used to obtain a UniqueID.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getUniqueID

public static UniqueID getUniqueID()

This method is used to obtain a UniqueID.

Returns:

object implementing the UniqueID interface.