org.modeshape.jcr.value

Interface UuidFactory

All Superinterfaces:

ValueFactory<UUID>

All Known Implementing Classes:

UuidValueFactory

@ThreadSafe
public interface UuidFactory
extends ValueFactory<UUID>

A factory for creating UUID instances. This interface extends the ValueFactory generic interface and adds specific methods for creating UUIDs.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.modeshape.jcr.value.ValueFactory

DEFAULT_DECODER, DEFAULT_ENCODER

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
UUID	create() Create a new random UUID.
UuidFactory	with(ValueFactories valueFactories) Return a potentially new copy of this factory that uses the supplied ValueFactories object.

Methods inherited from interface org.modeshape.jcr.value.ValueFactory

create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, getPropertyType

Method Detail

with

UuidFactory with(ValueFactories valueFactories)

Description copied from interface: ValueFactory

Return a potentially new copy of this factory that uses the supplied ValueFactories object.

Specified by:

with in interface ValueFactory<UUID>

Parameters:

valueFactories - the value factories object; may not be null

Returns:

the factory, which may be a new instance or may be this object if the supplied value factories is the same as used by this factory; never null

create

UUID create()

Create a new random UUID.

Returns:

the new randomly generated UUID