de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.extension.abstr

Class AbstractResearch

java.lang.Object

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

ResearchArea, ResearchDiscipline

public abstract class AbstractResearch
extends Object

An abstract class that represents research topics of a document.

Author:

Fidan Limani, Robin Weiss

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected int	rbnr

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractResearch(int rbnr) Constructor that requires the RBNR and name of the research topic.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract String	getAreaName() Returns the human readable name of the research area.
abstract String	getCategoryName() Returns the human readable name of the research category.
abstract String	getDisciplineName() Returns the human readable name of the research discipline.
int	getRbnr() Returns the unique key that represents the topic.
abstract String	getRnbrAsString() Returns the RNBR as a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

rbnr

protected final int rbnr

Constructor Detail

AbstractResearch

public AbstractResearch(int rbnr)

Constructor that requires the RBNR and name of the research topic.

Parameters:

rbnr - a unique key that represents the topic

Method Detail

getDisciplineName

public abstract String getDisciplineName()

Returns the human readable name of the research discipline.

Returns:

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

getAreaName

public abstract String getAreaName()

Returns the human readable name of the research area.

Returns:

the human readable name of the research area

getCategoryName

public abstract String getCategoryName()

Returns the human readable name of the research category.

Returns:

the human readable name of the research category

getRnbrAsString

public abstract String getRnbrAsString()

Returns the RNBR as a string.

Returns:

ther RNBR as a string

getRbnr

public int getRbnr()

Returns the unique key that represents the topic.

Returns:

a unique key that represents the topic