Element (ONOS Java API (2.5.6))

All Superinterfaces:

Annotated, Projectable, Provided

All Known Subinterfaces:

Device, ForwardingDevice, Host, HostProbe

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractElement, DefaultDevice, DefaultHost
```
public interface Element
extends Annotated, Provided, Projectable
```
Base abstraction of a network element, i.e. an infrastructure device or an end-station host.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  ElementId id()
  Returns the network element identifier.
  - Methods inherited from interface org.onosproject.net.Annotated
    annotations
  - Methods inherited from interface org.onosproject.net.driver.Projectable
    as, is, project
  - Methods inherited from interface org.onosproject.net.Provided
    providerId

- Method Detail
  - id
```
ElementId id()
```
    Returns the network element identifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    element identifier