IIdentifiableElement.java

package ca.uhn.fhir.model.api;

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import ca.uhn.fhir.model.primitive.IdDt;

public interface IIdentifiableElement extends IElement {

	/**
	 * Used to retrieve an ID for this specific element within a resource. These are used for IDREF referenced between
	 * elements within a single resource, and do not have any other purpose.
	 */
	String getElementSpecificId();

	/**
	 * @deprecated Use {@link #getElementSpecificId()} instead. This method will be removed because it is easily
	 *             confused with other ID methods (such as patient#getIdentifier)
	 */
	@Deprecated
	IdDt getId();

	/**
	 * Used to set an ID for this specific element within a resource. These are used for IDREF referenced between
	 * elements within a single resource, and do not have any other purpose.
	 */
	void setElementSpecificId(String theElementSpecificId);

	/**
	 * @deprecated Use {@link #setElementSpecificId(String)} instead. This method will be removed because it is easily
	 *             confused with other ID methods (such as patient#getIdentifier)
	 */
	@Deprecated
	void setId(IdDt theId);

	/**
	 * @deprecated Use {@link #setElementSpecificId(String)} instead. This method will be removed because it is easily
	 *             confused with other ID methods (such as patient#getIdentifier)
	 */
	@Deprecated
	void setId(String theId);

}