Ptidej-v5.2-master/POM Tests/data/ArgoUML_0.28/src/org/argouml/uml/UUIDHelper.java
// $Id: UUIDHelper.java 12908 2007-06-24 18:22:05Z mvw $
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package org.argouml.uml;

import org.argouml.model.Model;
import org.tigris.gef.presentation.Fig;

/**
 * @stereotype utility
 */
public final class UUIDHelper {

    /**
     * Hide constructor for the UUIDManager. This is private to make sure that
     * we are a utility.
     */
    private UUIDHelper() { }

    /**
     * Return the UUID of the element.
     *
     * @param base A model element or a Fig representing a model element
     * @return UUID
     */
    public static String getUUID(Object base) {
        if (base instanceof Fig) {
            base = ((Fig) base).getOwner();
        }
        if (base == null) return null;
        if (base instanceof CommentEdge) {
            return (String) ((CommentEdge) base).getUUID();
        }
        return Model.getFacade().getUUID(base);
    }

    /**
     * @return a new UUID
     */
    public static String getNewUUID() {
        return org.argouml.model.UUIDManager.getInstance().getNewUUID();
    }

} /* end class UUIDManager */
