com.metamatrix.metadata.runtime.api
Interface ElementID

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, MetadataID, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicElementID

public interface ElementID
extends MetadataID

The ElementID is the uniue identifier for an Element.

Method Summary

GroupID	getGroupID() Return the group name.
ModelID	getModelID() Return the modelID that this element is part of.

Methods inherited from interface com.metamatrix.metadata.runtime.api.MetadataID

clone, compareTo, compareToByName, equals, getFullName, getName, getNameComponent, getNameComponents, getParentFullName, getPath, hashCode, size, toString

Method Detail

getGroupID

GroupID getGroupID()

Return the group name.

Returns:

GroupID is the group the element is contained in

getModelID

ModelID getModelID()

Return the modelID that this element is part of.

Returns:

ModelID is the model the element is contained in