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).