org.eclipse.higgins.idas
Interface IDigitalSubjectRef

All Known Implementing Classes:
BasicDigitalSubjectRef

public interface IDigitalSubjectRef

Represents a reference to a Digital Subject.

This reference contains both the reference to the Context containing the Digital Subject as well as the contextually unique id of the Digital Subject.

This is used in Digital Subject Relationships.


Method Summary
 java.net.URI getContextRef()
          Returns a reference to the Context holding the referred-to IDigitalSubject.
 java.lang.String getUniqueID()
          Returns the Contextually Unique Identifier of the referred-to IDigitalSubject.
 

Method Detail

getContextRef

java.net.URI getContextRef()
                           throws IdASException
Returns a reference to the Context holding the referred-to IDigitalSubject.

Returns:
the reference to the Digital Subject's Context.
Throws:
IdASException

getUniqueID

java.lang.String getUniqueID()
                             throws IdASException
Returns the Contextually Unique Identifier of the referred-to IDigitalSubject.

Returns:
Contextually Unique Identifier of the Digital Subject
Throws:
IdASException