IndexedElement (MzTab-M 2.0 reference implementation. 1.0.6 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

IndexedElementImpl
```
public interface IndexedElement
```
Indexed elements (IDs) define a unique ID for a collection of multiple metadata elements of the same type within the mzTab-M document, e.g. for sample, assay, study variable etc.

Author:

nilshoffmann

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Integer`	`getId()`	Returns the id of the indexed element.
`static IndexedElement`	`of(Object element)`	Create a new indexed element as a proxy of the provided element.

- Method Detail
  - getId
```
Integer getId()
```
    Returns the id of the indexed element. May be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the id.
  - of
```
static IndexedElement of(Object element)
```
    Create a new indexed element as a proxy of the provided element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the element with a getId, hashCode and toString method to proxy.
    
    Returns:
    
    the indexed element proxy.
    
    Throws:
    
    javax.validation.ValidationException - if the passed in element can not be proxied.