things.common.impl
Class WhoAmISimple

java.lang.Object
  things.common.impl.WhoAmISimple

All Implemented Interfaces:

WhoAmI

public class WhoAmISimple
extends java.lang.Object
implements WhoAmI

A simple ID

Version:

1.0

Version History

 EPG - Initial - 13 OCT 04

Author:

Erich P. Gatejen

Constructor Summary

WhoAmISimple()
Set it as a default (systemtime)

WhoAmISimple(java.lang.String name)
Set it as a name String.

WhoAmISimple(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String tag)
Set it as a name and tag String.

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.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WhoAmISimple

public WhoAmISimple()

Set it as a default (systemtime)

WhoAmISimple

public WhoAmISimple(java.lang.String name)

Set it as a name String.

Parameters:

name - Any string, try to keep it short and sweet.

WhoAmISimple

public WhoAmISimple(java.lang.String name,
                    java.lang.String tag)

Set it as a name and tag String.

Parameters:

name - Any string, try to keep it short and sweet.

tag - A tag. It should be a simple nmemonic.

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Give a textual ID

Specified by:

toString in interface WhoAmI

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the textual representation of the ID.

toTag

public 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().

Specified by:

toTag in interface WhoAmI

Returns:

the tag representation of the ID.

birthMyChild

public WhoAmI birthMyChild(java.lang.String childsName)

Create a child ID using the given name.

Specified by:

birthMyChild in interface WhoAmI

Parameters:

childsName - the given name for the child.

Returns:

the textual representation of the ID.

birthMyChild

public 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.

Specified by:

birthMyChild in interface WhoAmI

Parameters:

childsName - the given name for the child.

childsTag - the tag for the child.

Returns:

the id