de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.extension

Class ResearchArea

java.lang.Object

de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.extension.abstr.AbstractResearch

de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.extension.ResearchArea

public class ResearchArea
extends AbstractResearch

This class defines a JSON object that represents the general area to which a ResearchDiscipline belongs.

Author:

Fidan Limani, Robin Weiss

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.extension.abstr.AbstractResearch

rbnr

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ResearchArea(int rbnr, String name, String category) Simple constructor that requires the RNBR, the human readable name and the category of the research area.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getAreaName() Returns the human readable name of the research area.
String	getCategoryName() Returns the human readable name of the research category.
String	getDisciplineName() Returns the human readable name of the research discipline.
String	getRnbrAsString() Returns the RNBR as a string.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.extension.abstr.AbstractResearch

getRbnr

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ResearchArea

public ResearchArea(int rbnr,
                    String name,
                    String category)

Simple constructor that requires the RNBR, the human readable name and the category of the research area.

Parameters:

rbnr - a number that serves as a unique key of the research area

name - an english human readable name of the research area

category - a human readable name of the general category

Method Detail

getDisciplineName

public String getDisciplineName()

Description copied from class: AbstractResearch

Returns the human readable name of the research discipline.

Specified by:

getDisciplineName in class AbstractResearch

Returns:

the human readable name of the research discipline, or null if it is unknown

getAreaName

public String getAreaName()

Description copied from class: AbstractResearch

Returns the human readable name of the research area.

Specified by:

getAreaName in class AbstractResearch

Returns:

the human readable name of the research area

getCategoryName

public String getCategoryName()

Description copied from class: AbstractResearch

Returns the human readable name of the research category.

Specified by:

getCategoryName in class AbstractResearch

Returns:

the human readable name of the research category

getRnbrAsString

public String getRnbrAsString()

Description copied from class: AbstractResearch

Returns the RNBR as a string.

Specified by:

getRnbrAsString in class AbstractResearch

Returns:

ther RNBR as a string

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object