sdks/java/basys.sdk/src/main/java/org/eclipse/basyx/submodel/metamodel/api/identifier/IIdentifier.java

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package org.eclipse.basyx.submodel.metamodel.api.identifier;

/**
 * Used to uniquely identify an entity by using an identifier.
 * 
 * @author rajashek, schnicke
 *
 */
public interface IIdentifier {
	/**
	 * Gets the type of the Identifier, e.g. IRI, IRDI etc.
	 */
	public IdentifierType getIdType();

	/**
	 * Gets the identifier of the element. Its type is defined in idType.
	 */
	public String getId();
}