net.dops_framework.core
Interface MetadataSet

All Superinterfaces:

DOAttribute

public interface MetadataSet
extends DOAttribute

A metadata set attribute as enclosed in a digital object instance.
A metadata set conforms to its respective specification: for each field specification contained in the latter, a field attribute is created that conforms to it.

Version:

$Id: MetadataSet.java,v 1.1 2007/03/05 03:28:15 saiko Exp $

Author:

Kostas Saidis (saikos [at] gmail [dot] com)

See Also:

MetadataSetAttrSpec, MetadataField

Method Summary

Iterator	fields() Returns an iterator over the fields contained in this metadata set.
MetadataField	getField(String id) Returns the field identified by the given id.

Methods inherited from interface net.dops_framework.core.DOAttribute

getDescription, getFullyQualifiedId, getId, getLabel

Method Detail

fields

Iterator fields()

Returns an iterator over the fields contained in this metadata set.

getField

MetadataField getField(String id)
                       throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the field identified by the given id.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException