title: Java AWT Unique IDs for Components
body: <p>Is there anything in Java AWT that has a unique id for each component? I need it to be similar to the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.automation.automationelement.automationelementinformation.automationid.aspx" rel="nofollow">AutomationId</a> in the UI Automation library from C#. It just needs to be unique among siblings. It doesn't need to be globally unique. I just need it so that I can save the path to a GUI component while it's running at some point, and then if I restart the application at a different time, I can find the component.</p>
  
  <p>Is this possible using Java AWT?</p>