Creates a new object that is a copy of the current instance.

Returns the identity of the metadata class from which this object is instantiated. If the object is newly created and a non-null value was provided for the classId parameter of the Factory createInstance method by which the object was created, this method returns that non-null value. In all other circumstances the symbolic name of the metadata class is returned.

Returns a Connection object that represents a logical connection to the Content Cortex domain. The returned Connection object is used as input to methods such as factory instantiation methods.

Returns an object reference that represents the object's identity.

The ID of an independent object is the class name and ID of the object. The ID can be a path, GUID, or name of the object.

Returns a String array specifying the names of the superclasses of the class from which this object is instantiated.