Module prov.model

Package org.openprovenance.prov.model

Interface Identifiable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ActedOnBehalfOf, Activity, Agent, Bundle, DerivedByInsertionFrom, DerivedByRemovalFrom, Element, Entity, Influence, QualifiedAlternateOf, QualifiedHadMember, QualifiedRelation, QualifiedSpecializationOf, Used, WasAssociatedWith, WasAttributedTo, WasDerivedFrom, WasEndedBy, WasGeneratedBy, WasInfluencedBy, WasInformedBy, WasInvalidatedBy, WasStartedBy

All Known Implementing Classes:

ActedOnBehalfOf, Activity, Agent, Bundle, DerivedByInsertionFrom, DerivedByRemovalFrom, DictionaryMembership, Entity, QualifiedAlternateOf, QualifiedHadMember, QualifiedSpecializationOf, Used, WasAssociatedWith, WasAttributedTo, WasDerivedFrom, WasEndedBy, WasGeneratedBy, WasInfluencedBy, WasInformedBy, WasInvalidatedBy, WasStartedBy

public interface Identifiable

Interface for what can be identified in PROV.

PROV-DM Definition for Identifier: An identifier is a qualified name.

Entity, Activity, and Agent have a mandatory identifier. Two entities (resp. activities, agents) are equal if they have the same identifier.

Generation, Usage, Communication, Start, End, Invalidation, Derivation, Attribution, Association, Delegation, Influence have an optional identifier. Two generations (resp. usages, communications, etc.) are equal if they have the same identifier.

Relevant class

• QualifiedName

Author:

lavm

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
QualifiedName	getId()	Gets the value of the id property.
void	setId(QualifiedName value)	Sets the value of the id property.

Method Details

getId

QualifiedName getId()

Gets the value of the id property. A null value means that the object has not been identified. Entity, Activity, Agent have a non-null identifier.

Returns:

possible object is QualifiedName

setId

void setId(QualifiedName value)

Sets the value of the id property.

Parameters:

value - allowed object is QualifiedName