org.marc4j.marc

Interface Record

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

RecordImpl, SortedRecordImpl

public interface Record
extends Serializable

Represents a MARC record.

Author:

Bas Peters

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addVariableField(VariableField field) Adds a VariableField.
List<VariableField>	find(String pattern) Returns a List of VariableField objects that have a data element that matches the given regular expression.
List<VariableField>	find(String[] tag, String pattern) Returns a List of VariableField objects with the given tags that have a data element that matches the given regular expression.
List<VariableField>	find(String tag, String pattern) Returns a List of VariableField objects with the given tag that have a data element that matches the given regular expression.
List<ControlField>	getControlFields() Returns a list of control fields
String	getControlNumber() Returns the control number or null if no control number is available.
ControlField	getControlNumberField() Returns the control number field or null if no control number field is available.
List<DataField>	getDataFields() Returns a list of data fields
Long	getId() Returns the identifier.
Leader	getLeader() Returns the Leader.
String	getType() Returns the type of record.
VariableField	getVariableField(String tag) Returns the first instance of the variable field with the given tag.
List<VariableField>	getVariableFields() Returns a list of variable fields
List<VariableField>	getVariableFields(String tag) Returns a list of variable fields with the given tag.
List<VariableField>	getVariableFields(String[] tag) Returns a list of variable fields for the given tags.
void	removeVariableField(VariableField field) Removes a variable field from the collection.
void	setId(Long id) Sets the identifier.
void	setLeader(Leader leader) Sets the Leader.
void	setType(String type) Sets the type of record.

Method Detail

setId

void setId(Long id)

Sets the identifier. The purpose of this identifier is to provide an identifier for persistency.

Parameters:

id - the identifier

getId

Long getId()

Returns the identifier.

Returns:

Long - the identifier

setType

void setType(String type)

Sets the type of record.

Parameters:

type - the type of record

getType

String getType()

Returns the type of record.

Returns:

String - the type of record

addVariableField

void addVariableField(VariableField field)

Adds a VariableField.

Parameters:

field - the VariableField

removeVariableField

void removeVariableField(VariableField field)

Removes a variable field from the collection.

Parameters:

field - the variable field

getVariableFields

List<VariableField> getVariableFields()

Returns a list of variable fields

Returns:

List - the variable fields

getControlFields

List<ControlField> getControlFields()

Returns a list of control fields

Returns:

List - the control fields

getDataFields

List<DataField> getDataFields()

Returns a list of data fields

Returns:

List - the data fields

getControlNumberField

ControlField getControlNumberField()

Returns the control number field or null if no control number field is available.

Returns:

ControlField - the control number field

getControlNumber

String getControlNumber()

Returns the control number or null if no control number is available. This method returns the data for a ControlField with tag 001.

Returns:

String - the control number

getVariableField

VariableField getVariableField(String tag)

Returns the first instance of the variable field with the given tag.

Returns:

VariableField - the variable field

getVariableFields

List<VariableField> getVariableFields(String tag)

Returns a list of variable fields with the given tag.

Returns:

List - the variable fields

getVariableFields

List<VariableField> getVariableFields(String[] tag)

Returns a list of variable fields for the given tags.

For example:

 String tags = { "100", "245", "260", "300" };
 
 List fields = record.getVariableFields(tags);
 

Returns:

List - the variable fields

getLeader

Leader getLeader()

Returns the Leader.

Returns:

Leader - the Leader

setLeader

void setLeader(Leader leader)

Sets the Leader.

Parameters:

leader - the Leader

find

List<VariableField> find(String pattern)

Returns a List of VariableField objects that have a data element that matches the given regular expression.

See Pattern for more information about Java regular expressions.

Parameters:

pattern - the regular expression

Returns:

List - the result list

find

List<VariableField> find(String tag,
                       String pattern)

Returns a List of VariableField objects with the given tag that have a data element that matches the given regular expression.

See Pattern for more information about Java regular expressions.

Parameters:

tag - the tag value

pattern - the regular expression

Returns:

List - the result list

find

List<VariableField> find(String[] tag,
                       String pattern)

Returns a List of VariableField objects with the given tags that have a data element that matches the given regular expression.

See Pattern for more information about Java regular expressions.

Parameters:

tag - the tag values

pattern - the regular expression

Returns:

List - the result list