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 Details

    • 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.