Package com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core

Interface IMendixIdentifier

public interface IMendixIdentifier

Represents a Mendix identifier, holding information for uniquely identifiying a Mendix object instance.

It holds the following information:

• object type
• datastore code
• object id

Based on this information the Mendix identifier can generate a globally unique identifier (GUID), which is globally unique within the whole run-time.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.Object	clone()	Deprecated. since 9.4.0
short	getEntityId()	Deprecated. since 9.24.
IMendixObject	getObject()	Returns the Mendix object that corresponds to this identifier or null if none is set.
java.lang.String	getObjectType()	A string representation of the entity type.
void	setObject(IMendixObject object)	Deprecated. since 9.23.
long	toLong()	The numeric value of the Mendix identfier.

Method Detail

getObjectType

java.lang.String getObjectType()

A string representation of the entity type.

Returns:

the entity name

toLong

long toLong()

The numeric value of the Mendix identfier.

Returns:

the numeric value

getEntityId

@Deprecated
short getEntityId()

Deprecated.

since 9.24. This method was exposed for internal purposes. There is no replacement.

The numeric value of the entity.

Returns:

the entity identifier

getObject

IMendixObject getObject()

Returns the Mendix object that corresponds to this identifier or null if none is set. Use at your own risk, the actual object will most likely not be set.

Returns:

the Mendix object if it set, null otherwise

setObject

@Deprecated
void setObject(IMendixObject object)

Deprecated.

since 9.23. This method was exposed for internal purposes. There is no replacement.

Sets the Mendix object that corresponds to this identifier.

Parameters:

object - the object to set

clone

@Deprecated
java.lang.Object clone()
                throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Deprecated.

since 9.4.0

Returns a deep clone of this identifier. It will copy all data and share nothing with the original identifier.

Returns:

the deep clone

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException