XmlIdManagement (vodml-runtime 0.4.2 API)

```
public interface XmlIdManagement
```
Necessary functions to manipulate xml IDs.

Since:

2 Sep 2021

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`createXMLId(long i)`	Create and XMLID.
`java.lang.String`	`getXmlId()`	Get the XML ID.
`boolean`	`hasNaturalKey()`	Does the type have a natural key (i.e.
`static java.lang.Long`	`parseXMLId(java.lang.String id)`	Parse XML ID into a long ID.
`void`	`setXmlId(java.lang.String id)`	set internal Identifier from XML ID.

- Method Detail
  - getXmlId
```
java.lang.String getXmlId()
```
    Get the XML ID.
    
    Returns:
    
    a suitable XML ID
  - setXmlId
```
void setXmlId(java.lang.String id)
```
    set internal Identifier from XML ID.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - the XML ID
  - hasNaturalKey
```
boolean hasNaturalKey()
```
    Does the type have a natural key (i.e. one of the attributes) rather than having a surrogate key generated.
    
    Returns:
    
    true is the type has a natural key .
  - createXMLId
```
static java.lang.String createXMLId(long i)
```
    Create and XMLID.
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - the key value;
    
    Returns:
    
    the XMLID as NCName.
  - parseXMLId
```
static java.lang.Long parseXMLId(java.lang.String id)
```
    Parse XML ID into a long ID.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - the xml ID.
    
    Returns:
    
    the key as long.