org.springframework.security.acls.model
Interface ObjectIdentityGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

ObjectIdentityRetrievalStrategyImpl

public interface ObjectIdentityGenerator

Strategy which creates an ObjectIdentity from an object identifier (such as a primary key) and type information.

Differs from ObjectIdentityRetrievalStrategy in that it is used in situations when the actual object instance isn't available.

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

ObjectIdentity

createObjectIdentity(java.io.Serializable id, java.lang.String type)

Method Detail

createObjectIdentity

ObjectIdentity createObjectIdentity(java.io.Serializable id,
                                    java.lang.String type)

Parameters:

id - the identifier of the domain object, not null

type - the type of the object (often a class name), not null

Returns:

the identity constructed using the supplied identifier and type information.