ResourceID.java

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package org.arastreju.sge.model;

import org.arastreju.sge.model.nodes.SemanticNode;
import org.arastreju.sge.naming.QualifiedName;

/**
 * <p>
 * 	General full qualified identifier of a resource.
 * </p>
 * 
 * <p>
 * 	Created: 23.04.2009
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Oliver Tigges 
 * 
 */
public interface ResourceID extends SemanticNode {

	/**
	 * Returns the QualifiedName of the referenced Resource.
	 * @return The {@link QualifiedName}.
	 */
	QualifiedName getQualifiedName();
	
	/**
	 * Return the URI of the Resource. Just a shortcut for getQualifiedName().toURI().
	 * @return The URI.
	 */
	String toURI();
	
}