Package org.dspace.content

Class MetadataField

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.content.MetadataField

All Implemented Interfaces:

ReloadableEntity<Integer>

@Entity
public class MetadataField
extends Object
implements ReloadableEntity<Integer>

DSpace object that represents a metadata field, which is defined by a combination of schema, element, and qualifier. Every metadata element belongs in a field.

Author:

Martin Hald

See Also:

• MetadataValue
• MetadataSchema

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	MetadataField()	Protected constructor, create object using: MetadataFieldService.create(Context, MetadataSchema, String, String, String)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Return true if other is the same MetadataField as this object, false otherwise
String	getElement()	Get the element name.
Integer	getID()	Get the metadata field id.
MetadataSchema	getMetadataSchema()	Get the schema .
String	getQualifier()	Get the qualifier.
String	getScopeNote()	Get the scope note.
int	hashCode()
void	setElement(String element)	Set the element name.
void	setMetadataSchema(MetadataSchema metadataSchema)	Set the schema record key.
void	setQualifier(String qualifier)	Set the qualifier.
void	setScopeNote(String scopeNote)	Set the scope note.
String	toString()
String	toString(char separator)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

MetadataField

protected MetadataField()

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

Method Details

getID

public Integer getID()

Get the metadata field id.

Specified by:

getID in interface ReloadableEntity<Integer>

Returns:

metadata field id

getElement

public String getElement()

Get the element name.

Returns:

element name

setElement

public void setElement(String element)

Set the element name.

Parameters:

element - new value for element

getQualifier

public String getQualifier()

Get the qualifier.

Returns:

qualifier

setQualifier

public void setQualifier(String qualifier)

Set the qualifier.

Parameters:

qualifier - new value for qualifier

getScopeNote

public String getScopeNote()

Get the scope note.

Returns:

scope note

setScopeNote

public void setScopeNote(String scopeNote)

Set the scope note.

Parameters:

scopeNote - new value for scope note

getMetadataSchema

public MetadataSchema getMetadataSchema()

Get the schema .

Returns:

schema record

setMetadataSchema

public void setMetadataSchema(MetadataSchema metadataSchema)

Set the schema record key.

Parameters:

metadataSchema - new value for key

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Return true if other is the same MetadataField as this object, false otherwise

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - object to compare to

Returns:

true if object passed in represents the same MetadataField as this object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString(char separator)

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object