FileMeta (digilib 2.12.4 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CdstarFileMeta, IndexMetaFileMeta, SimpleFileMeta
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public interface FileMeta
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Interface for file-based metadata.

Author:

casties

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`checkMeta(DocuDirent file)`	check and process metadata for this file.
`MetadataMap`	`getFileMeta()`	returns a MetadataMap with metadata for this File.
`void`	`readMeta(DocuDirent file)`	read and store metadata for this file.
`void`	`setFileMeta(MetadataMap fileMeta)`	set metadata for this file.

- Method Detail
  - readMeta
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void readMeta(DocuDirent file)
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    read and store metadata for this file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - the DocuDirent
  - checkMeta
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void checkMeta(DocuDirent file)
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    check and process metadata for this file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - the DocuDirent
  - getFileMeta
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MetadataMap getFileMeta()
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    returns a MetadataMap with metadata for this File.
    
    Returns:
    
    the MetadataMap
  - setFileMeta
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void setFileMeta(MetadataMap fileMeta)
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    set metadata for this file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fileMeta - the MetadataMap