Identity (adventure-api 4.12.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

net.kyori.examination.Examinable
```
public interface Identity
extends net.kyori.examination.Examinable
```
An identity used to track the sender of messages for the social interaction features introduced in Minecraft: Java Edition 1.16.4.

Since:

4.0.0

Since Minecraft:

1.16

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static Pointer<Component>`	`DISPLAY_NAME`	A pointer to a display name.
`static Pointer<java.util.Locale>`	`LOCALE`	A pointer to a `Locale`.
`static Pointer<java.lang.String>`	`NAME`	A pointer to a name.
`static Pointer<java.util.UUID>`	`UUID`	A pointer to a `UUID`.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default @NotNull java.util.stream.Stream<? extends net.kyori.examination.ExaminableProperty>`	`examinableProperties()`
`static @NotNull Identity`	`identity(@NotNull java.util.UUID uuid)`	Creates an identity.
`static @NotNull Identity`	`nil()`	Gets the `null` identity.
`@NotNull java.util.UUID`	`uuid()`	Gets the uuid.

Methods inherited from interface net.kyori.examination.Examinable
examinableName, examine

- Field Detail
  - NAME
```
static final Pointer<java.lang.String> NAME
```
    A pointer to a name.
    
    Since:
    
    4.8.0
  - UUID
```
static final Pointer<java.util.UUID> UUID
```
    A pointer to a UUID.
    
    Since:
    
    4.8.0
  - DISPLAY_NAME
```
static final Pointer<Component> DISPLAY_NAME
```
    A pointer to a display name.
    
    Since:
    
    4.8.0
  - LOCALE
```
static final Pointer<java.util.Locale> LOCALE
```
    A pointer to a Locale.
    
    Since:
    
    4.9.0
- Method Detail
  - nil
```
@NotNull
static @NotNull Identity nil()
```
    Gets the null identity.
    This should only be used when no players can be linked to a message.
    
    Returns:
    
    the null identity
    
    Since:
    
    4.0.0
  - identity
```
@NotNull
static @NotNull Identity identity(@NotNull
                                  @NotNull java.util.UUID uuid)
```
    Creates an identity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    uuid - the uuid
    
    Returns:
    
    an identity
    
    Since:
    
    4.0.0
  - uuid
```
@NotNull
@NotNull java.util.UUID uuid()
```
    Gets the uuid.
    
    Returns:
    
    the uuid
    
    Since:
    
    4.0.0
  - examinableProperties
```
@NotNull
default @NotNull java.util.stream.Stream<? extends net.kyori.examination.ExaminableProperty> examinableProperties()
```
    Specified by:
    
    examinableProperties in interface net.kyori.examination.Examinable