Package org.geotools.metadata

Root package for various metadata implementations. This root package is not linked to any particular metadata standard. It assumes that a standard is defined through a set of Java interfaces (for example org.opengis.metadata) and uses reflection for performing basic operations like comparaisons and copies.

Possible metadata implementations (already available or planed in a future Geotools version) are:

• org.geotools.metadata.iso: concrete implementation of ISO interfaces, including ISO 19115.

• org.geotools.metadata.dublin: concrete implementation of Dublin core interfaces. Not yet implemented.

• org.geotools.metadata.sql: implementation of metadata interfaces backed by a SQL database. The metadata interfaces doesn't need to be ISO ones, which is why this package is not a sub-package of the ISO's one.

• org.geotools.metadata.xml: implementation of metadata interfaces backed by a XML files. The metadata interfaces doesn't need to be ISO ones, which is why this package is not a sub-package of the ISO's one. Not yet implemented.

Class Summary

Class	Description
AbstractMetadata	Base class for metadata implementations.
MetadataStandard	Enumeration of some metadata standards.
ModifiableMetadata	Base class for metadata that may (or may not) be modifiable.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
InvalidMetadataException	Thrown when a metadata entity is in a invalid state, usually because a mandatory attribute is missing.
UnmodifiableMetadataException	Thrown when a setter method is invoked on a metadata entity, but this entity was declared unmodifiable.