Identity (Pi4J :: LIBRARY :: Java Library (CORE) 2.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Describable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Analog<ANALOG_TYPE,CONFIG_TYPE,PROVIDER_TYPE>, AnalogInput, AnalogInputProvider, AnalogOutput, AnalogOutputProvider, AnalogProvider<PROVIDER_TYPE,ANALOG_TYPE,CONFIG_TYPE>, Digital<DIGITAL_TYPE,CONFIG_TYPE,PROVIDER_TYPE>, DigitalInput, DigitalInputProvider, DigitalOutput, DigitalOutputProvider, DigitalProvider<PROVIDER_TYPE,DIGITAL_TYPE,CONFIG_TYPE>, Extension<T>, com.pi4j.io.gpio.Gpio<IO_TYPE,CONFIG_TYPE,PROVIDER_TYPE>, com.pi4j.io.gpio.GpioProvider<PROVIDER_TYPE,IO_TYPE,CONFIG_TYPE>, I2C, I2CProvider, IO<IO_TYPE,CONFIG_TYPE,PROVIDER_TYPE>, Platform, Provider<PROVIDER_TYPE,IO_TYPE,CONFIG_TYPE>, Pwm, PwmProvider, Serial, SerialProvider, Spi, SpiProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnalogBase, AnalogInputBase, AnalogInputProviderBase, AnalogOutputBase, AnalogOutputProviderBase, AnalogProviderBase, DigitalBase, DigitalInputBase, DigitalInputProviderBase, DigitalOutputBase, DigitalOutputProviderBase, DigitalProviderBase, ExtensionBase, com.pi4j.io.gpio.GpioBase, com.pi4j.io.gpio.GpioProviderBase, I2CBase, I2CProviderBase, IdentityBase, IOBase, PlatformBase, ProviderBase, PwmBase, PwmProviderBase, SerialBase, SerialProviderBase, SpiBase, SpiProviderBase
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public interface Identity
extends Describable
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Identity interface.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

Robert Savage (http://www.savagehomeautomation.com)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default Descriptor`	`describe()`	describe.
`String`	`description()`	description.
`default String`	`getDescription()`	getDescription.
`default String`	`getId()`	getId.
`default Metadata`	`getMetadata()`	getMetadata.
`default String`	`getName()`	getName.
`String`	`id()`	id.
`Metadata`	`metadata()`	metadata.
`String`	`name()`	name.

- Method Detail
  - id
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String id()
```
    id.
    
    Returns:
    
    a String object.
  - name
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String name()
```
    name.
    
    Returns:
    
    a String object.
  - description
```
String description()
```
    description.
    
    Returns:
    
    a String object.
  - metadata
```
Metadata metadata()
```
    metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Metadata object.
  - getId
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default String getId()
```
    getId.
    
    Returns:
    
    a String object.
  - getName
```
default String getName()
```
    getName.
    
    Returns:
    
    a String object.
  - getDescription
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default String getDescription()
```
    getDescription.
    
    Returns:
    
    a String object.
  - getMetadata
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default Metadata getMetadata()
```
    getMetadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Metadata object.
  - describe
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default Descriptor describe()
```
    describe.
    
    Specified by:
    
    describe in interface Describable
    
    Returns:
    
    a Descriptor object.