/**
  * Creates a {@code NameIDType} instance with the specified values.
  *
  * @param format a {@code String} representing the name format.
  * @param qualifier a {@code String} representing the name qualifier.
  * @param value a {@code String} representing the name value.
  * @return the constructed {@code NameIDType} instance.
  */
 public static NameIDType createNameID(String format, String qualifier, String value) {
   NameIDType nameID = new NameIDType();
   if (format != null) nameID.setFormat(URI.create(format));
   nameID.setNameQualifier(qualifier);
   nameID.setValue(value);
   return nameID;
 }