MetadataSchema (DSpace Kernel :: API and Implementation 7.1.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.dspace.content.MetadataSchema

All Implemented Interfaces:

ReloadableEntity<Integer>
```
@Entity
public class MetadataSchema
extends Object
implements ReloadableEntity<Integer>
```
Class representing a schema in DSpace.
The schema object exposes a name which can later be used to generate namespace prefixes in RDF or XML, e.g. the core DSpace Dublin Core schema would have a name of 'dc'.

Author:

Martin Hald

See Also:

MetadataValue, MetadataField

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected MetadataSchema()
Protected constructor, create object using: MetadataSchemaService.create(Context, String, String)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`Integer`	`getID()`	Get the schema record key number.
`String`	`getName()`	Get the schema name.
`String`	`getNamespace()`	Get the schema namespace.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`void`	`setName(String name)`	Set the schema name.
`void`	`setNamespace(String namespace)`	Set the schema namespace.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MetadataSchema
```
protected MetadataSchema()
```
    Protected constructor, create object using: MetadataSchemaService.create(Context, String, String)
- Method Detail
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - getNamespace
```
public String getNamespace()
```
    Get the schema namespace.
    
    Returns:
    
    namespace String
  - setNamespace
```
public void setNamespace(String namespace)
```
    Set the schema namespace.
    
    Parameters:
    
    namespace - XML namespace URI
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Get the schema name.
    
    Returns:
    
    name String
  - setName
```
public void setName(String name)
```
    Set the schema name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - short name of schema
  - getID
```
public Integer getID()
```
    Get the schema record key number.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getID in interface ReloadableEntity<Integer>
    
    Returns:
    
    schema record key