Hints.ConfigurationMetadataKey (Geotools modules 33-SNAPSHOT API)

Object
- RenderingHints.Key
- - Hints.Key
  - - ConfigurationMetadataKey

Enclosing class:

Hints
```
public static final class Hints.ConfigurationMetadataKey
extends Hints.Key
```
Keys for extra configuration options that are passed from the overhead application into queries. In GeoServer, this is used to pass configuration metadata in the FeatureTypeInfo into queries.

Since:

2.6

Author:

Sampo Savolainen

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Hints.ConfigurationMetadataKey`	`get(String key)`	Creates a singleton instance per key
`boolean`	`isCompatibleValue(Object value)`	Configuration metadata can be of any class, but it should be non-null.

Methods inherited from class Hints.Key
getValueClass, toString

Methods inherited from class RenderingHints.Key
equals, hashCode, intKey

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - get
```
public static Hints.ConfigurationMetadataKey get(String key)
```
    Creates a singleton instance per key
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - String key which identifies the metadata in question.
    
    Returns:
    
    Key object for the requested key
  - isCompatibleValue
```
public boolean isCompatibleValue(Object value)
```
    Configuration metadata can be of any class, but it should be non-null.
    
    Overrides:
    
    isCompatibleValue in class Hints.Key
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The object to test for validity.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the value is valid; false otherwise.
    
    See Also:
    
    Hints.ClassKey.isCompatibleValue(java.lang.Object), Hints.FileKey.isCompatibleValue(java.lang.Object), Hints.IntegerKey.isCompatibleValue(java.lang.Object), Hints.OptionKey.isCompatibleValue(java.lang.Object)