ExternalIdentifier

   

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ExternalIdentifier

javax.xml.registry.infomodel

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JAXR 1.0; JWSDP 1.0, J2EE 1.4

 public interface ExternalIdentifier extends RegistryObject {  // Public Instance Methods  public abstract ClassificationScheme getIdentificationScheme(  )        throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;  //L0  public abstract RegistryObject getRegistryObject(  )        throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;  //L0  public abstract String getValue(  )        throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;  //L0  public abstract void setIdentificationScheme(ClassificationScheme   identificationScheme   )         throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;  //L0  public abstract void setValue(String   value   )        throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;  //L0  } 

An ExternalIdentifer is a value assigned by an external authority that can be associated with a RegistryObject . An example of ExternalIdentifier s that is widely recognized is a Dun and Bradstreet number (D-U-N-S), which a business can obtain following a process of registration. The value of the identifier can be obtained from the getValue( ) method, but its meaning can be interpreted only in relation to the scheme under which the value is classified , which can be obtained using the getClassificationScheme( ) method. A RegistryObject can have any number of ExternalIdentifiers , which are created using the BusinessLifeCycleManager createExternalIdentifier( ) method and added by calling addExternalIdentifier( ) .

Passed To

RegistryObject.{addExternalIdentifier( ) , removeExternalIdentifier( )}

Returned By

javax.xml.registry.LifeCycleManager.createExternalIdentifier( )

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