org.dspace.content

Class Metadatum

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.content.Metadatum

public class Metadatum
extends Object

Simple data structure-like class representing a flat metadata value. It has a schema, element, qualifier, value, language and authority.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Robert Tansley, Martin Hald

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
String	authority Authority control key.
int	confidence Authority control confidence.
String	element The element name.
String	language The language of the field, may be null.
String	qualifier The name's qualifier, or null if unqualified.
String	schema The schema name of the metadata element.
String	value The value of the field.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Metadatum()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Metadatum	copy()
boolean	equals(Object o)
String	getField() Get the name of the field in dot notation: schema.element.qualifier, as in dc.date.issued.
int	hashCode()
boolean	hasSameFieldAs(Metadatum dcValue)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

element

public String element

The element name.

qualifier

public String qualifier

The name's qualifier, or null if unqualified.

value

public String value

The value of the field.

language

public String language

The language of the field, may be null.

schema

public String schema

The schema name of the metadata element.

authority

public String authority

Authority control key.

confidence

public int confidence

Authority control confidence.

Constructor Detail

Metadatum

public Metadatum()

Method Detail

copy

public Metadatum copy()

getField

public String getField()

Get the name of the field in dot notation: schema.element.qualifier, as in dc.date.issued.

Returns:

stringified name of this field.

hasSameFieldAs

public boolean hasSameFieldAs(Metadatum dcValue)

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object