org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp
Class XMPProperty

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp.XMPProperty

All Implemented Interfaces:

XMLizable

public class XMPProperty

extends java.lang.Object

implements XMLizable

This class is the base class for all XMP properties.

Constructor Summary

XMPProperty(QName name, java.lang.Object value)
Creates a new XMP property.

Method Summary

void	convertSimpleValueToArray(XMPArrayType type) Converts a simple value to an array of a given type if the value is not already an array.
XMPArray	getArrayValue()
QName	getName()
java.lang.String	getNamespace()
java.lang.Object	getValue()
java.lang.String	getXMLLang()
void	setValue(java.lang.Object value) Sets the value of the property
void	setXMLLang(java.lang.String lang) Sets the xml:lang value for this property
void	toSAX(org.xml.sax.ContentHandler handler) Generates SAX events representing the object's state.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMPProperty

public XMPProperty(QName name,
                   java.lang.Object value)

Creates a new XMP property.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property

value - the value for the property

Method Detail

getName

public QName getName()

Returns:

the qualified name of the property (namespace URI + local name)

getNamespace

public java.lang.String getNamespace()

Returns:

the namespace URI of the property

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)

Sets the value of the property

Parameters:

value - the new value

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

Returns:

the property value (can be a normal Java object (normally a String) or a descendant of XMPComplexValue.

setXMLLang

public void setXMLLang(java.lang.String lang)

Sets the xml:lang value for this property

Parameters:

lang - the language ("x-default" for the default language, null to make the value language-independent)

getXMLLang

public java.lang.String getXMLLang()

Returns:

the language for language-dependent values ("x-default" for the default language)

getArrayValue

public XMPArray getArrayValue()

Returns:

the XMPArray for an array or null if the value is not an array.

convertSimpleValueToArray

public void convertSimpleValueToArray(XMPArrayType type)

Converts a simple value to an array of a given type if the value is not already an array.

Parameters:

type - the desired type of array

toSAX

public void toSAX(org.xml.sax.ContentHandler handler)
           throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Description copied from interface: XMLizable

Generates SAX events representing the object's state.

Specified by:

toSAX in interface XMLizable

Parameters:

handler - ContentHandler instance to send the SAX events to

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException - if there's a problem generating the SAX events

See Also:

XMLizable.toSAX(org.xml.sax.ContentHandler)