uk.nhs.interoperability.infrastructure

Interface ITKIdentity

All Known Implementing Classes:

ITKIdentityImpl

public interface ITKIdentity

Interface representing a logical identity of a person or system typically used for audit purposes. The identity is made up of two parts: the type which defaults to an ITK Identity, and the uri which contains the actual value.

Since:

version 0.1

Author:

Michael Odling-Smee, Nicholas Jones

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	DEFAULT_IDENTITY_TYPE The OID representing the default (ITK) address type.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getType() Obtains the identity type
String	getURI() Obtain the URI associated with this identity
void	setType(String type) Allows the identity type to be specified if it is not the DEFAULT_IDENTITY_TYPE
void	setURI(String uRI) Set the URI for this identity

Field Detail

DEFAULT_IDENTITY_TYPE

static final String DEFAULT_IDENTITY_TYPE

The OID representing the default (ITK) address type.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

setType

void setType(String type)

Allows the identity type to be specified if it is not the DEFAULT_IDENTITY_TYPE

Parameters:

type - The OID representing the address type

getType

String getType()

Obtains the identity type

Returns:

the OID representing the type of identity

setURI

void setURI(String uRI)

Set the URI for this identity

Parameters:

uRI - the URI to set

getURI

String getURI()

Obtain the URI associated with this identity