ModelElement (Glossary Canonical Model 3.8 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.odpi.openmetadata.archiveutilities.designmodels.owlcanonicalglossarymodel.properties.ModelElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

Concept
```
public abstract class ModelElement
extends Object
```
The Owl RDF Canonical Glossary models are jsonld files. This content is parsed and mapped into ModelElements. These model elements contain identifying information, a description and a version. This ModelElement is subclassed

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ModelElement()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object objectToCompare)`
`String`	`getDescription()`	Get the description for this element
`String`	`getDisplayName()`	Get the display name for this element
`String`	`getId()`	Get the unique Name for this element
`String`	`getVersion()`	Get the version of this element
`int`	`hashCode()`
`void`	`setId(String id)`	Set the unique Name for this element
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ModelElement
```
public ModelElement()
```
- Method Detail
  - getId
```
public String getId()
```
    Get the unique Name for this element
    
    Returns:
    
    uniqueName
  - setId
```
public void setId(String id)
```
    Set the unique Name for this element
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - unique name to set
  - getDisplayName
```
public String getDisplayName()
```
    Get the display name for this element
    
    Returns:
    
    the display name
  - getDescription
```
public String getDescription()
```
    Get the description for this element
    
    Returns:
    
    the description
  - getVersion
```
public String getVersion()
```
    Get the version of this element
    
    Returns:
    
    version
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object objectToCompare)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object