getEventID()

Retrieves the event identifier (ID) from the event object.

Syntax

public String getEventID();
 

Parameters

None.

Return values

A String object containing the event ID, which uniquely identifies the event.

Exceptions

AttributeNullValueException
Thrown if the event ID is null.

Notes

If the event store is an event table in a database, the event ID is the key value of the table row. For other event stores, the event ID can be a file name and the position of the record within the file.

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