Identifier (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ReferenceIdentifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

IdentifierImpl, NamedIdentifier
```
public interface Identifier
```
Value uniquely identifying an object within a namespace.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`AUTHORITY_KEY`	Key for the `"authority"` property to be given to the CRS factory `createFoo(…)` methods.
`static String`	`CODE_KEY`	Key for the `"code"` property to be given to the CRS factory `createFoo(…)` methods.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Citation`	`getAuthority()`	Organization or party responsible for definition and maintenance of the code.
`String`	`getCode()`	Alphanumeric value identifying an instance in the namespace.

- Field Detail
  - CODE_KEY
```
static final String CODE_KEY
```
    Key for the "code" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods. This is used for setting the value to be returned by getCode().
    
    See Also:
    
    getCode(), Constant Field Values
  - AUTHORITY_KEY
```
static final String AUTHORITY_KEY
```
    Key for the "authority" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods. This is used for setting the value to be returned by getAuthority().
    
    See Also:
    
    getAuthority(), Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getCode
```
String getCode()
```
    Alphanumeric value identifying an instance in the namespace.
    
    Returns:
    
    Value identifying an instance in the namespace.
  - getAuthority
```
Citation getAuthority()
```
    Organization or party responsible for definition and maintenance of the code.
    
    Returns:
    
    Party responsible for definition and maintenance of the code.