org.geotools.metadata.iso.distribution

Class FormatImpl

Object

AbstractMetadata

ModifiableMetadata

MetadataEntity

FormatImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Format

public class FormatImpl
extends MetadataEntity
implements Format

Description of the computer language construct that specifies the representation of data objects in a record, file, message, storage device or transmission channel.

Since:

2.1

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD), Touraïvane

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class AbstractMetadata

LOGGER

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FormatImpl() Constructs an initially empty format.
FormatImpl(Format source) Constructs a metadata entity initialized with the values from the specified metadata.
FormatImpl(InternationalString name, InternationalString version) Creates a format initialized to the given name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
InternationalString	getAmendmentNumber() Returns the amendment number of the format version.
InternationalString	getFileDecompressionTechnique() Returns recommendations of algorithms or processes that can be applied to read or expand resources to which compression techniques have been applied.
Collection<Distributor>	getFormatDistributors() Provides information about the distributor’s format.
InternationalString	getName() Returns the name of the data transfer format(s).
InternationalString	getSpecification() Returns the name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format.
InternationalString	getVersion() Returne the version of the format (date, number, etc.).
void	setAmendmentNumber(InternationalString newValue) Set the amendment number of the format version.
void	setFileDecompressionTechnique(InternationalString newValue) Set recommendations of algorithms or processes that can be applied to read or expand resources to which compression techniques have been applied.
void	setFormatDistributors(Collection<? extends Distributor> newValues) Set information about the distributor’s format.
void	setName(InternationalString newValue) Set the name of the data transfer format(s).
void	setSpecification(InternationalString newValue) Set the name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format.
void	setVersion(InternationalString newValue) Set the version of the format (date, number, etc.).

Methods inherited from class MetadataEntity

ensureNonNull, getStandard

Methods inherited from class ModifiableMetadata

checkWritePermission, clone, copyCollection, copyList, freeze, isModifiable, nonNullCollection, nonNullList, nonNullSet, unmodifiable

Methods inherited from class AbstractMetadata

asMap, asTree, equals, getInterface, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Detail

FormatImpl

public FormatImpl()

Constructs an initially empty format.

FormatImpl

public FormatImpl(Format source)

Constructs a metadata entity initialized with the values from the specified metadata.

Since:

2.4

FormatImpl

public FormatImpl(InternationalString name,
                  InternationalString version)

Creates a format initialized to the given name.

Method Detail

getName

public InternationalString getName()

Returns the name of the data transfer format(s).

Specified by:

getName in interface Format

Returns:

Name of the data transfer format(s).

setName

public void setName(InternationalString newValue)

Set the name of the data transfer format(s).

getVersion

public InternationalString getVersion()

Returne the version of the format (date, number, etc.).

Specified by:

getVersion in interface Format

Returns:

Version of the format.

setVersion

public void setVersion(InternationalString newValue)

Set the version of the format (date, number, etc.).

getAmendmentNumber

public InternationalString getAmendmentNumber()

Returns the amendment number of the format version.

Specified by:

getAmendmentNumber in interface Format

Returns:

Amendment number of the format version, or null.

setAmendmentNumber

public void setAmendmentNumber(InternationalString newValue)

Set the amendment number of the format version.

getSpecification

public InternationalString getSpecification()

Returns the name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format.

Specified by:

getSpecification in interface Format

Returns:

Name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format, or null.

setSpecification

public void setSpecification(InternationalString newValue)

Set the name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format.

getFileDecompressionTechnique

public InternationalString getFileDecompressionTechnique()

Returns recommendations of algorithms or processes that can be applied to read or expand resources to which compression techniques have been applied.

Specified by:

getFileDecompressionTechnique in interface Format

Returns:

Processes that can be applied to read resources to which compression techniques have been applied, or null.

setFileDecompressionTechnique

public void setFileDecompressionTechnique(InternationalString newValue)

Set recommendations of algorithms or processes that can be applied to read or expand resources to which compression techniques have been applied.

getFormatDistributors

public Collection<Distributor> getFormatDistributors()

Provides information about the distributor’s format.

Specified by:

getFormatDistributors in interface Format

Returns:

Information about the distributor's format.

setFormatDistributors

public void setFormatDistributors(Collection<? extends Distributor> newValues)

Set information about the distributor’s format.