Openwings API Documentation (v1.1)

net.openwings.identity
Interface UniqueIDGenerator


public interface UniqueIDGenerator

This interface describes a plugin that can generate UniqueID instances. Application developers do not use the UniqueIDGenerator directly, instead they use the UniqueIDFactory, which in turn creates and uses the UniqueIDGenerator. The choice of UniqueIDGenerator class is set using the net.openwings.identity.implementation property.


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

Method Detail

getUniqueID

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

Returns:
a unique identifier.

Openwings API Documentation (v1.1)