org.gbif.api.model.common

Class Identifier

java.lang.Object

org.gbif.api.model.common.Identifier

public class Identifier
extends Object

Identifier Model Object represents an alternative identifier for an occurrence or name usage.

See Also:

Identifier Definition

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Identifier()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o)
@NotNull String	getIdentifier() Other known identifier used for the same taxon.
String	getIdentifierLink() Creates an HTTP link for an identifier if possible by passing it to some known resolvers for the specific id type.
String	getTitle() The optional title of an identifier, mostly for linking.
@NotNull IdentifierType	getType() Type of identifier.
int	hashCode()
void	setIdentifier(String identifier)
void	setTitle(String title)
void	setType(IdentifierType type)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Identifier

public Identifier()

Method Detail

getIdentifier

@NotNull
public @NotNull String getIdentifier()

Other known identifier used for the same taxon. Can be a URL pointing to a webpage, an XML or RDF document, a DOI, UUID or any other identifer.

Example: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:692570-1:1.4

Returns:

the identifier.

setIdentifier

public void setIdentifier(String identifier)

Parameters:

identifier - the identifier to set

getTitle

@Nullable
public String getTitle()

The optional title of an identifier, mostly for linking.

Returns:

the title

setTitle

public void setTitle(String title)

Parameters:

title - the identifier title to set

getType

@NotNull
public @NotNull IdentifierType getType()

Type of identifier.

Returns:

the type

See Also:

IdentifierType

setType

public void setType(IdentifierType type)

Parameters:

type - the type to set

getIdentifierLink

@Nullable
public String getIdentifierLink()

Creates an HTTP link for an identifier if possible by passing it to some known resolvers for the specific id type. If no link can be constructed, null is returned.

Returns:

the url or null if it cannot be created

See Also:

IdentifierUtils.getIdentifierLink(String, org.gbif.api.vocabulary.IdentifierType)

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object