org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api
Interface DocumentRef

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

IdRef, PathRef

public interface DocumentRef
extends Serializable

A reference to a core document.

The following two types of references are supported:

• ID references. Refers to the core document by its UUID. See IdRef.
• PATH references. Refers to the core document by its path. See PathRef.

Author:

Bogdan Stefanescu

Field Summary

static int	ID
static int	PATH

Method Summary

Object	reference() Gets the reference value.
int	type() Gets the type of the reference.

Field Detail

ID

static final int ID

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Constant Field Values

PATH

static final int PATH

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

type

int type()

Gets the type of the reference.

Returns:

the type of the reference

reference

Object reference()

Gets the reference value.

For an ID reference, this is the document UUID.

For an ID reference, this is the document path.

For an INSTANCE reference this is the document itself.

Returns:

the reference value