= Identifier
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Combines xref:refguide:applib:index/id/LogicalType.adoc[LogicalType] and member identification (from properties, collections or actions), to a fully qualified _feature_ identifier.

For xref:refguide:applib:index/Identifier.adoc[Identifier] (s) of type _Identifier.Type#CLASS_ member information is left empty.

== API

[source,java]
.Identifier.java
----
class Identifier {
  Identifier classIdentifier(LogicalType typeIdentifier)
  Identifier propertyIdentifier(LogicalType typeIdentifier, String propertyName)
  Identifier collectionIdentifier(LogicalType typeIdentifier, String collectionName)
  Identifier methodIdentifier(LogicalType typeIdentifier, Method method)     // <.>
  Identifier actionIdentifier(LogicalType typeIdentifier, String actionName, Class<?>... parameterClasses)
  Identifier actionIdentifier(LogicalType typeIdentifier, String actionName, Can<String> parameterClassNames)
  Identifier withParameterIndex(int parameterIndex)
  String getLogicalIdentityString(String delimiter)
  String getClassNaturalName()
  String getMemberNaturalName()
  Can<String> getMemberParameterClassNaturalNames()
  int compareTo(Identifier other)
  boolean equals(Object obj)
  boolean isEqualTo(Identifier other)
  int hashCode()
  String toString()
}
----

<.> xref:#methodIdentifier_LogicalType_Method[methodIdentifier(LogicalType, Method)]
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--
for reporting orphaned methods
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== Members

[#methodIdentifier_LogicalType_Method]
=== methodIdentifier(LogicalType, Method)

for reporting orphaned methods
