Package org.gvsig.metadata
Interface Metadata
- All Superinterfaces:
org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynObject
public interface Metadata
extends org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynObject
Metadata is information or data about data
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invalid reference
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata
This interface extends DynObject to add anything needed over the DynObject model to be able to be used as a Metadata model.
- Version:
- $Id$
- Author:
- gvSIG Team, Cèsar Ordiñana, cmartin
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionReturns an unsorted set of child Metadata objects.Returns the unique identifier of the Metadata.Returns the name of the Metadata, which allows to identify the type in the Metadata registry.Methods inherited from interface org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynObject
clear, delegate, getDynClass, getDynValue, hasDynValue, implement, invokeDynMethod, invokeDynMethod, setDynValue
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Method Details
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getMetadataID
Returns the unique identifier of the Metadata.- Returns:
- the Metadata identifier
- Throws:
MetadataException
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getMetadataName
Returns the name of the Metadata, which allows to identify the type in the Metadata registry.- Returns:
- the Metadata name
- Throws:
MetadataException
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getMetadataChildren
Returns an unsorted set of child Metadata objects.- Returns:
- an unsorted set of child Metadata objects
- Throws:
MetadataException
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