Package org.geotools.metadata.iso

Class MetadataEntity

Object

AbstractMetadata

ModifiableMetadata

MetadataEntity

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AddressImpl, CitationImpl, ConformanceResultImpl, ContactImpl, ElementImpl, ExtentImpl, GeographicExtentImpl, IdentifierImpl, OnLineResourceImpl, QuantitativeResultImpl, ResponsiblePartyImpl, ResultImpl, TelephoneImpl, TemporalExtentImpl

public class MetadataEntity
extends ModifiableMetadata
implements Serializable

A superclass for implementing ISO 19115 metadata interfaces. Subclasses must implement at least one of the ISO MetaData interface provided by GeoAPI.

Since:

2.1

Author:

Jody Garnett, Martin Desruisseaux

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class AbstractMetadata

LOGGER

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	MetadataEntity()	Constructs an initially empty metadata entity.
protected	MetadataEntity(Object source)	Constructs a metadata entity initialized with the values from the specified metadata.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected static void	ensureNonNull(String name, Object object)	Makes sure that an argument is non-null.
MetadataStandard	getStandard()	Returns the metadata standard implemented by subclasses, which is ISO 19115.

Methods inherited from class ModifiableMetadata

checkWritePermission, clone, copyCollection, copyList, freeze, isModifiable, nonNullCollection, nonNullList, nonNullSet, unmodifiable

Methods inherited from class AbstractMetadata

asMap, asTree, equals, getInterface, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

MetadataEntity

protected MetadataEntity()

Constructs an initially empty metadata entity.

MetadataEntity

protected MetadataEntity(Object source)
                  throws ClassCastException

Constructs a metadata entity initialized with the values from the specified metadata. The source metadata must implements the same metadata interface than this class.

Parameters:

source - The metadata to copy values from.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the specified metadata don't implements the expected metadata interface.

Since:

2.4

Method Details

getStandard

public MetadataStandard getStandard()

Returns the metadata standard implemented by subclasses, which is ISO 19115.

Specified by:

getStandard in class AbstractMetadata

Returns:

The metadata standard implemented.

Since:

2.4

ensureNonNull

protected static void ensureNonNull(String name,
 Object object)
                             throws InvalidMetadataException

Makes sure that an argument is non-null. This is used for checking if a mandatory attribute is presents.

Parameters:

name - Argument name.

object - User argument.

Throws:

InvalidMetadataException - if object is null.

Since:

2.4