org.sape.carbon.services.uniqueid
Interface UniqueIDService

All Superinterfaces:

FunctionalInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultUniqueIDServiceImpl

public interface UniqueIDService

extends FunctionalInterface

The UniqueIDService service Interface is implemented by all ID Generators.

Copyright 2002 Sapient

Since:

carbon 1.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $($Author: dvoet $ / $Date: 2003/05/05 21:21:38 $)

Author:

Vivekanand Kirubanandan, June 2002

Method Summary

long	getNextID() Return the next unique id.

Method Detail

getNextID

public long getNextID()
               throws UniqueIDServiceException

Return the next unique id.

Returns:

double the next unique id

Throws:

UniqueIDServiceException - indicates an error processing the next id