Class Metadata

    • Field Detail

      • metadata

        protected Map<String,​String[]> metadata
        A map of all metadata attributes.
    • Constructor Detail

      • Metadata

        public Metadata()
        Constructs a new, empty metadata.
    • Method Detail

      • isMultiValued

        public boolean isMultiValued​(String name)
        Returns true if named value is multivalued.
        Parameters:
        name - name of metadata
        Returns:
        true is named value is multivalued, false if single value or null
      • names

        public String[] names()
        Returns an array of the names contained in the metadata.
        Returns:
        Metadata names
      • get

        public String get​(String name)
        Get the value associated to a metadata name. If many values are associated to the specified name, then the first one is returned.
        Parameters:
        name - of the metadata.
        Returns:
        the value associated to the specified metadata name.
      • getValues

        public String[] getValues​(String name)
        Get the values associated to a metadata name.
        Parameters:
        name - of the metadata.
        Returns:
        the values associated to a metadata name.
      • add

        public void add​(String name,
                        String value)
        Add a metadata name/value mapping. Add the specified value to the list of values associated to the specified metadata name.
        Parameters:
        name - the metadata name.
        value - the metadata value.
      • addAll

        public void addAll​(Metadata metadata)
        Add all name/value mappings (merge two metadata mappings). If a name already exists in current metadata the values are added to existing values.
        Parameters:
        metadata - other Metadata to be merged
      • setAll

        public void setAll​(Properties properties)
        Copy All key-value pairs from properties.
        Parameters:
        properties - properties to copy from
      • set

        public void set​(String name,
                        String value)
        Set metadata name/value. Associate the specified value to the specified metadata name. If some previous values were associated to this name, they are removed.
        Parameters:
        name - the metadata name.
        value - the metadata value.
      • remove

        public void remove​(String name)
        Remove a metadata and all its associated values.
        Parameters:
        name - metadata name to remove
      • size

        public int size()
        Returns the number of metadata names in this metadata.
        Returns:
        number of metadata names
      • clear

        public void clear()
        Remove all mappings from metadata.
      • toString

        public String toString​(String separator,
                               String keyValueSeparator)
        Parameters:
        separator - separator between Metadata's key-value pairs
        keyValueSeparator - separator between key and value
        Returns:
        list of all key-value pairs in Metadata using the provided separators