Component (component 7.553.2 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Component>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractComponent, FreezableComponent, FreezableSimpleComponent
```
public interface Component
extends Comparable<Component>
```
A named, versioned, identifiable component. Components can by default be ordered by their id order. Their identity is defined by the id.

Container components to be created via dependency injection do not need to implement this interface.

Author:

bratseth

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ComponentId`	`getId()`	Returns the id of this component
`void`	`initId(ComponentId id)`	Initializes this.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

- Method Detail
  - initId
```
void initId(ComponentId id)
```
    Initializes this. Always called from a constructor or the framework. Do not call.
  - getId
```
ComponentId getId()
```
    Returns the id of this component