Package org.openhab.core.items

Class MetadataKey

java.lang.Object

org.openhab.core.common.AbstractUID

org.openhab.core.items.MetadataKey

@NonNullByDefault
public final class MetadataKey
extends AbstractUID

This class represents the key of a Metadata entity. It is a simple combination of a namespace and an item name.

Author:

Kai Kreuzer - Initial contribution

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.openhab.core.common.AbstractUID

SEGMENT_PATTERN, SEPARATOR

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MetadataKey(String namespace, String itemName)	Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getItemName()	Provides the item name of this key
protected int	getMinimalNumberOfSegments()	Specifies how many segments the UID has to have at least.
String	getNamespace()	Provides the namespace of this key

Methods inherited from class org.openhab.core.common.AbstractUID

equals, getAllSegments, getAsString, getSegment, hashCode, toString, validateSegment

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

MetadataKey

public MetadataKey(String namespace,
 String itemName)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of this metadata key

itemName - the item name that is associated with this metadata key

Method Details

getItemName

public String getItemName()

Provides the item name of this key

Returns:

the item name

getNamespace

public String getNamespace()

Provides the namespace of this key

Returns:

the namespace

getMinimalNumberOfSegments

protected int getMinimalNumberOfSegments()

Description copied from class: AbstractUID

Specifies how many segments the UID has to have at least.

Specified by:

getMinimalNumberOfSegments in class AbstractUID

Returns:

the number of segments