com.adobe.xmp.schema.model

Interface PropertyType

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ArrayType, SimpleType, StructType, UnspecifiedType

public interface PropertyType
extends Serializable

The base interface for all XMP property types, which are

• SimpleType (describes simple properties),
• ArrayType (describes array properties),
• StructType (describes struct properties),
• UnspecifiedType (this is only used during schema parsing)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	accept(SchemaVisitor schemaVisitor)
String	getDescription()
String	getLabel()
String	getName() The name of the property type is optional.
TypeRule	getRule()
void	setDescription(String description)
void	setLabel(String label)
void	setName(String name)
void	setRule(TypeRule rule) Add the root rule of a logic tree.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

The name of the property type is optional. It is only used to register it in the TypeRegistry so that it can be re-used. Names are also used to point to the core XMP types, that are defined in the specifications and are available as include files for RelaxNG.

Returns:

Returns the name of the type.

setName

void setName(String name)

Parameters:

name - the type name to set.

getLabel

String getLabel()

Returns:

Returns the default label of the property type in English.

setLabel

void setLabel(String label)

Parameters:

label - the default label to set

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns:

Returns the default description of the property type in English.

setDescription

void setDescription(String description)

Parameters:

description - the default description to set

getRule

TypeRule getRule()

Returns:

Returns the rule that constrain this array. This rule can be the root of a logic tree.

setRule

void setRule(TypeRule rule)

Add the root rule of a logic tree. There are restrictions on the rules allowed depending on the data type.

Parameters:

rule - the rule to add

accept

void accept(SchemaVisitor schemaVisitor)
     throws XMPSchemaException

Parameters:

schemaVisitor - a visitor that implements the SchemaVisitor-interface

Throws:

XMPSchemaException - Handles visitor exceptions