org.apache.axis.components.uuid
Class UUIDGenFactory

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class UUIDGenFactory

extends java.lang.Object

A Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) is a 128 bit number generated according to an algorithm that is garanteed to be unique in time and space from all other UUIDs. It consists of an IEEE 802 Internet Address and various time stamps to ensure uniqueness. For a complete specification, see ftp://ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-leach-uuids-guids-01.txt [leach].

Since:

JDK1.2.2

Version:

1.0 11/7/2000

Author:

Steve Viens

Constructor Summary

UUIDGenFactory()

Method Summary

static void	destroyUUIDGen(UUIDGen uuidgen) Release any aquired external resources and stop any background threads.
static UUIDGen	getUUIDGen(java.lang.String uuidgenClassName) getInstance Returns the singleton instance of UUIDGen

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UUIDGenFactory

public UUIDGenFactory()

Method Detail

getUUIDGen

public static UUIDGen getUUIDGen(java.lang.String uuidgenClassName)

getInstance Returns the singleton instance of UUIDGen

destroyUUIDGen

public static void destroyUUIDGen(UUIDGen uuidgen)

Release any aquired external resources and stop any background threads.