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

java.lang.Object
- org.dspace.importer.external.metadatamapping.contributor.SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor
- - org.dspace.importer.external.metadatamapping.contributor.SimpleXpathDateFormatMetadataContributor

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetadataContributor<org.jdom2.Element>
```
public class SimpleXpathDateFormatMetadataContributor
extends SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor
```
This contributor can be used when parsing an XML file, particularly to extract a date and convert it to a specific format. In the variable dateFormatFrom the read format should be configured, instead in the variable dateFormatTo the format you want to obtain.

Author:

Mykhaylo Boychuk (mykhaylo.boychuk at 4science.com)

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.dspace.importer.external.metadatamapping.contributor.SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor
  field, metadataFieldMapping, prefixToNamespaceMapping, query

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SimpleXpathDateFormatMetadataContributor()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Collection<MetadatumDTO>`	`contributeMetadata(org.jdom2.Element element)`	Retrieve the metadata associated with the given object.
`void`	`setDateFormatFrom(String dateFormatFrom)`
`void`	`setDateFormatTo(String dateFormatTo)`

Methods inherited from class org.dspace.importer.external.metadatamapping.contributor.SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor
getField, getMetadataFieldMapping, getPrefixToNamespaceMapping, getQuery, setField, setMetadataFieldMapping, setPrefixToNamespaceMapping, setQuery

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

- Constructor Detail
  - SimpleXpathDateFormatMetadataContributor
```
public SimpleXpathDateFormatMetadataContributor()
```
- Method Detail
  - setDateFormatFrom
```
public void setDateFormatFrom(String dateFormatFrom)
```
  - setDateFormatTo
```
public void setDateFormatTo(String dateFormatTo)
```
  - contributeMetadata
```
public Collection<MetadatumDTO> contributeMetadata(org.jdom2.Element element)
```
    Description copied from class: SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor
    
    Retrieve the metadata associated with the given object. Depending on the retrieved node (using the query), different types of values will be added to the MetadatumDTO list
    
    Specified by:
    
    contributeMetadata in interface MetadataContributor<org.jdom2.Element>
    
    Overrides:
    
    contributeMetadata in class SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - An element to retrieve metadata from.
    
    Returns:
    
    a collection of import records. Only the identifier of the found records may be put in the record.