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package org.jboss.weld.annotated;
import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.PassivationCapable;
/**
* Marker interface for an identifier. The identifier has to be mutable and serializable.
*
* @author Jozef Hartinger
*
*/
public interface Identifier extends Serializable {
String ID_SEPARATOR = "|";
/**
* String representation of this identifier. This is required as some parts of the CDI API use String identifiers, for
* example {@link PassivationCapable#getId()}. Unlike {@link #toString()}, this method returns a non-verbose canonical
* string identifier.
*
* @return
*/
String asString();
}