de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.extension

Class ResearchDiscipline

java.lang.Object

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

de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.extension.ResearchDiscipline

public class ResearchDiscipline
extends AbstractResearch

This class defines JSON objects that represent precise research disciplines.

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
ResearchDiscipline(int rbnr, String name, ResearchArea area) Constructor that requires the RNBR, name, and are of the discipline.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ResearchArea	getArea() Returns the research area to which the discipline belongs.
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

ResearchDiscipline

public ResearchDiscipline(int rbnr,
                          String name,
                          ResearchArea area)

Constructor that requires the RNBR, name, and are of the discipline.

Parameters:

rbnr - a number that serves as a unique key of a discipline within an area

name - a human readable name of the discipline

area - to which the discipline belongs

Method Detail

getArea

public ResearchArea getArea()

Returns the research area to which the discipline belongs.

Returns:

the area to which the discipline belongs

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