org.newsml.toolkit
Interface Metadata

All Superinterfaces:
BaseNode, CatalogNode, IdNode, PropertyNode

public interface Metadata
extends BaseNode, CatalogNode, IdNode, PropertyNode

User-defined metadata container.

This interface provides metadata information for a NewsComponent beyond that covered by the specialized AdministrativeMetadata, RightsMetadata, and DescriptiveMetadata types.

Version:
2.0
Author:
Reuters PLC

Method Summary
 FormalName getMetadataType()
          Get the type of metadata in this container.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.newsml.toolkit.BaseNode
getAttr, getChild, getChild, getChild, getChild, getChildCount, getChildCount, getParent, getPath, getSession, getXMLName, getXPath, insertAfter, insertAfter, insertAfter, insertAfter, insertAfterDuid, insertAfterDuid, insertBefore, insertBefore, insertBefore, insertBefore, insertBeforeDuid, insertBeforeDuid, insertChild, insertChild, insertFirst, insertFirst, insertLast, insertLast, removeChild, removeChild, removeSelf, replaceChild, replaceChild, replaceChild, replaceChild, replaceChild, replaceChild, setAttr, setAttr, toXML, toXML, unsetAttr, unsetAttr, writeXML, writeXML
 
Methods inherited from interface org.newsml.toolkit.CatalogNode
getCatalog
 
Methods inherited from interface org.newsml.toolkit.IdNode
getDuid, getEuid
 
Methods inherited from interface org.newsml.toolkit.PropertyNode
getProperty, getProperty, getPropertyCount
 

Method Detail

getMetadataType

public FormalName getMetadataType()
Get the type of metadata in this container.
Returns:
A formal name representing the type (not null).