+ /**
+ * Return the class ID for this class. This is useful only for comparing to
+ * a return value from getDynamicClassID(). For example:
+ * <pre>
+ * . Base* polymorphic_pointer = createPolymorphicObject();
+ * . if (polymorphic_pointer->getDynamicClassID() ==
+ * . erived::getStaticClassID()) ...
+ * </pre>
+ * @return The class ID for all objects of this class.
+ * @stable ICU 53
+ */
+ static UClassID U_EXPORT2 getStaticClassID(void);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a unique class ID POLYMORPHICALLY. Pure virtual override. This
+ * method is to implement a simple version of RTTI, since not all C++
+ * compilers support genuine RTTI. Polymorphic operator==() and clone()
+ * methods call this method.
+ *
+ * @return The class ID for this object. All objects of a
+ * given class have the same class ID. Objects of
+ * other classes have different class IDs.
+ * @stable ICU 53
+ */
+ virtual UClassID getDynamicClassID(void) const;
+