Identifier

All Superinterfaces:

org.eclipse.emf.cdo.CDOObject, org.eclipse.emf.cdo.common.id.CDOWithID, EObject, Notifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

IdentifierImpl
```
public interface Identifier
extends org.eclipse.emf.cdo.CDOObject
```
A representation of the model object 'Identifier'.
Inherit from this entity to make an element uniquely identifiable.
Identifiers are not fixed to one realization.
GUIDs are recommend. GUIDs are described in their own model. See GUIDModel (GUID.emx).
Identifier implementations can be found in external projects only.

The following features are supported:
- Id
See Also:

IdentifierPackage.getIdentifier()

Generated class or method.

EMF model class or method.

abstract="true" annotation="http://www.eclipse.org/emf/2002/Ecore/OCL identifierIsUnique='Identifier.allInstances()->isUnique(p: Identifier | p.id)'" annotation="http://www.eclipse.org/emf/2002/Ecore constraints='identifierIsUnique'"

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getId()`	Returns the value of the 'Id' attribute.
`void`	`setId(String value)`	Sets the value of the '`Id`' attribute.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.cdo.CDOObject
cdoConflict, cdoDirectResource, cdoHistory, cdoID, cdoInvalid, cdoLockState, cdoPermission, cdoPrefetch, cdoReadLock, cdoReload, cdoResource, cdoRevision, cdoRevision, cdoState, cdoView, cdoWriteLock, cdoWriteOption

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject
eAllContents, eClass, eContainer, eContainingFeature, eContainmentFeature, eContents, eCrossReferences, eGet, eGet, eInvoke, eIsProxy, eIsSet, eResource, eSet, eUnset

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notifier
eAdapters, eDeliver, eNotify, eSetDeliver

- Method Detail
  - getId
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String getId()
```
    Returns the value of the 'Id' attribute.
    If the meaning of the 'Id' attribute isn't clear, there really should be more of a description here...
    Identifier attribute, in the default PCM implementation, this field is filled with a randomly generated UUID value
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Id' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    setId(String), IdentifierPackage.getIdentifier_Id()
    
    Generated class or method.
    
    EMF model class or method.
    
    id="true" required="true" extendedMetaData="name='id' namespace='http://sdq.ipd.uka.de/Identifier/1.0'"
  - setId
```
void setId(String value)
```
    Sets the value of the 'Id' attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new value of the 'Id' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    getId()
    
    Generated class or method.