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

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ObjectIdentity	createObjectIdentity(Serializable id, String type)

Method Detail

createObjectIdentity

ObjectIdentity createObjectIdentity(Serializable id,
                                    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.