org.obe.util
Class UUID

java.lang.Object
  org.obe.util.UUID

public final class UUID

extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for generating universal unique IDs.

Author:

Anthony Eden

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	generate() Generate a Universal unique ID.
static java.lang.String	generate(java.lang.String id) Generate a Universal unique ID if the specified ID is null or an empty String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

generate

public static java.lang.String generate()

Generate a Universal unique ID.

Returns:

The id String

generate

public static java.lang.String generate(java.lang.String id)

Generate a Universal unique ID if the specified ID is null or an empty String.

Parameters:

id - The current ID

Returns:

The current ID or a new UUID