things.common
Interface WhoAmI

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConduitID, IAmNobody, WhoAmISimple

public interface WhoAmI

An identification object interface.

Version:

1.0

Version History

EPG - Initial - 18 NOV 02
 

Author:

Erich P. Gatejen

Method Summary

WhoAmI	birthMyChild(java.lang.String childsName) Create a child ID using the given name.
WhoAmI	birthMyChild(java.lang.String childsName, java.lang.String childsTag) Create a child ID using the given name and tag.
java.lang.String	toString() Give a textual ID.
java.lang.String	toTag() Give a TAG version of the ID.

Method Detail

toString

java.lang.String toString()

Give a textual ID.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the textual representation of the ID.

toTag

java.lang.String toTag()

Give a TAG version of the ID. This cannot be used for positive ID, but may make a convenient mnemonic. An implementation may return the same value as toString().

Returns:

the tag representation of the ID.

birthMyChild

WhoAmI birthMyChild(java.lang.String childsName)

Create a child ID using the given name. It must yield the same ID if the same value is used for childsName.

Parameters:

childsName - the given name for the child.

Returns:

the id

birthMyChild

WhoAmI birthMyChild(java.lang.String childsName,
                    java.lang.String childsTag)

Create a child ID using the given name and tag. It must yield the same ID if the same value is used for childsName.

Parameters:

childsName - the given name for the child.

childsTag - the tag for the child.

Returns:

the id