SAML2NameIDGenerator (OpenSAML :: SAML Provider API 4.0.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

NameIdentifierGenerator<NameID>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSAML2NameIDGenerator
```
public interface SAML2NameIDGenerator
extends NameIdentifierGenerator<NameID>
```
Specialization of NameIdentifierGenerator for SAML 2.0.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`NameID`	`generate(ProfileRequestContext profileRequestContext, String format)`	Generate an identifier object.

- Method Detail
  - generate
```
@Nullable
NameID generate(@Nonnull
                ProfileRequestContext profileRequestContext,
                @Nonnull @NotEmpty
                String format)
         throws SAMLException
```
    Generate an identifier object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    generate in interface NameIdentifierGenerator<NameID>
    
    Parameters:
    
    profileRequestContext - the current profile request context
    
    format - the identifier format to generate
    
    Returns:
    
    the identifier object, or null
    
    Throws:
    
    SAMLException - if an error occurs generating an identifier