org.geotools.metadata.iso.lineage
Class LineageImpl

java.lang.Object
  org.geotools.metadata.iso.MetadataEntity
      org.geotools.metadata.iso.lineage.LineageImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Lineage, java.io.Serializable

public class LineageImpl

extends MetadataEntity

implements org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Lineage

Information about the events or source data used in constructing the data specified by the scope or lack of knowledge about lineage. Only one of statement, process steps and sources should be provided.

Since:

2.1

Version:

$Id: LineageImpl.java 17672 2006-01-19 00:25:55Z desruisseaux $

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux, Toura?vane

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.geotools.metadata.iso.MetadataEntity

LOGGER

Constructor Summary

LineageImpl()
Constructs an initially empty lineage.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object) Compare this Lineage with the specified object for equality.
protected void	freeze() Declare this metadata and all its attributes as unmodifiable.
java.util.Collection	getProcessSteps() Returns the information about an event in the creation process for the data specified by the scope.
java.util.Collection	getSources() Information about the source data used in creating the data specified by the scope.
org.opengis.util.InternationalString	getStatement() Returns the general explanation of the data producer?s knowledge about the lineage of a dataset.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code value for this series.
void	setProcessSteps(java.util.Collection newValues) Set information about an event in the creation process for the data specified by the scope.
void	setSources(java.util.Collection newValues) Information about the source data used in creating the data specified by the scope.
void	setStatement(org.opengis.util.InternationalString newValue) Set the general explanation of the data producer?s knowledge about the lineage of a dataset.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this lineage.

Methods inherited from class org.geotools.metadata.iso.MetadataEntity

appendLineSeparator, checkWritePermission, copyCollection, isModifiable, nonNullCollection, unmodifiable, unmodifiable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LineageImpl

public LineageImpl()

Constructs an initially empty lineage.

Method Detail

getStatement

public org.opengis.util.InternationalString getStatement()

Returns the general explanation of the data producer?s knowledge about the lineage of a dataset. Should be provided only if scope level is dataset or series.

Specified by:

getStatement in interface org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Lineage

setStatement

public void setStatement(org.opengis.util.InternationalString newValue)

Set the general explanation of the data producer?s knowledge about the lineage of a dataset.

getProcessSteps

public java.util.Collection getProcessSteps()

Returns the information about an event in the creation process for the data specified by the scope.

Specified by:

getProcessSteps in interface org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Lineage

setProcessSteps

public void setProcessSteps(java.util.Collection newValues)

Set information about an event in the creation process for the data specified by the scope.

getSources

public java.util.Collection getSources()

Information about the source data used in creating the data specified by the scope.

Specified by:

getSources in interface org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Lineage

setSources

public void setSources(java.util.Collection newValues)

Information about the source data used in creating the data specified by the scope.

freeze

protected void freeze()

Declare this metadata and all its attributes as unmodifiable.

Overrides:

freeze in class MetadataEntity

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

Compare this Lineage with the specified object for equality.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for this series.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this lineage.

To Do:

Provides a more elaborated implementation.