Id (FROST-Client 0.40 API)

Type Parameters:

T - concrete implementation class, needed for typesafe implementation of compare interface

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

IdLong, IdString
```
public interface Id<T extends Id>
extends Comparable<T>
```
the interface that all Id implementations need to implement.

Author:

scf, Michael Jacoby

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getJson()`	Get the value, formatted for inserting into a JSON document.
`String`	`getUrl()`	Get the value, formatted for use in a url.
`Object`	`getValue()`	Get the raw value of this Id.
`static Id`	`tryToParse(String input)`
`void`	`writeTo(com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator gen)`	Write the value to the given JsonGenerator.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

- Method Detail
  - tryToParse
```
static Id tryToParse(String input)
```
  - getValue
```
Object getValue()
```
    Get the raw value of this Id.
    
    Returns:
    
    the raw value of this Id.
  - getUrl
```
String getUrl()
```
    Get the value, formatted for use in a url. String values will be quoted with single quotes.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value, formatted for use in a url.
  - getJson
```
String getJson()
```
    Get the value, formatted for inserting into a JSON document. In general, it is better to use a json mapper, and pass it the Object returned by getValue().
    
    Returns:
    
    the value, formatted for use in JSON.
  - writeTo
```
void writeTo(com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator gen)
      throws IOException
```
    Write the value to the given JsonGenerator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    gen - The JsonGenerator to write to.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if the generator throws.