ch.elexis.exchange
Class MetaXid

java.lang.Object
  ch.elexis.exchange.MetaXid

public class MetaXid
extends java.lang.Object

A MetaXid is a format for Xid that allows comparing and merging of Xids from different sources

Constructor Summary

MetaXid(org.jdom.Element xidElement)

MetaXid(PersistentObject obj)
Construct a MetaXid from an Elexis-PersistentObject

MetaXid(Xid xidObject)
Construct a MetaXid from a Elexis-Xid

Method Summary

int	match(MetaXid other) check whether this MetaXid might denote the same object
boolean	merge(MetaXid other)
org.jdom.Element	toElement(org.jdom.Namespace ns)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MetaXid

public MetaXid(org.jdom.Element xidElement)

MetaXid

public MetaXid(Xid xidObject)

Construct a MetaXid from a Elexis-Xid

Parameters:

xidObject -

MetaXid

public MetaXid(PersistentObject obj)

Construct a MetaXid from an Elexis-PersistentObject

Parameters:

obj -

Method Detail

match

public int match(MetaXid other)

check whether this MetaXid might denote the same object

Parameters:

other - the other MetaXid to compare

Returns:

0 - no indication for a match, 1 - some weak probability, 2 - probably a match, 3 - surely matching

toElement

public org.jdom.Element toElement(org.jdom.Namespace ns)

merge

public boolean merge(MetaXid other)