com.edustructures.util
Class GUIDGenerator

java.lang.Object
  com.edustructures.util.GUIDGenerator

public class GUIDGenerator
extends java.lang.Object

Generates Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) in accordance with the SIF Specifications.

Agents should call the makeGUID method to create nww GUIDs for SIF Data Objects provided by the agent. GUIDs are used by SIF to identify objects in a SIF Zone independent of any one application. The originator of a data object is responsible for creating a GUID for it and maintaining the mapping between the local application and the SIF object via its GUID.

Version:

ADK 1.0

Constructor Summary

GUIDGenerator()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String

makeGUID() Issue a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GUIDGenerator

public GUIDGenerator()

Method Detail

makeGUID

public static java.lang.String makeGUID()

Issue a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID)

Returns:

A GUID