CrossLinks (DSpace Kernel :: API and Implementation 7.6.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.dspace.browse.CrossLinks

```
public class CrossLinks
extends Object
```
Class to represent the configuration of the cross-linking between browse pages (for example, between the author name in one full listing to the author's list of publications).

Author:

Richard Jones

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CrossLinks()
Construct a new object which will obtain the configuration for itself.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`findLinkType(String metadata)`	Find and return the browse name for a given metadata field.
`Map<String,String>`	`getLinks()`	Get full map of field->indexname link configurations
`String`	`getLinkType(String metadata)`	Get the type of link that the bit of metadata has.
`boolean`	`hasBrowseName(String browseIndexName)`	Is there a link for the given browse name (eg 'author')
`boolean`	`hasLink(String metadata)`	Is there a link for the given canonical form of metadata (i.e.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - CrossLinks
```
public CrossLinks()
           throws BrowseException
```
    Construct a new object which will obtain the configuration for itself.
    
    Throws:
    
    BrowseException - if browse error
- Method Detail
  - hasLink
```
public boolean hasLink(String metadata)
```
    Is there a link for the given canonical form of metadata (i.e. schema.element.qualifier)?
    
    Parameters:
    
    metadata - the metadata to check for a link on
    
    Returns:
    
    true/false
  - hasBrowseName
```
public boolean hasBrowseName(String browseIndexName)
```
    Is there a link for the given browse name (eg 'author')
    
    Parameters:
    
    browseIndexName -
    
    Returns:
    
    true/false
  - getLinkType
```
public String getLinkType(String metadata)
```
    Get the type of link that the bit of metadata has.
    
    Parameters:
    
    metadata - the metadata to get the link type for
    
    Returns:
    
    type
  - getLinks
```
public Map<String,String> getLinks()
```
    Get full map of field->indexname link configurations
    
    Returns:
  - findLinkType
```
public String findLinkType(String metadata)
```
    Find and return the browse name for a given metadata field. If the link key contains a wildcard eg dc.subject.*, it should match dc.subject.other, etc.
    
    Parameters:
    
    metadata -
    
    Returns: