ncsa.hdf.object
Interface Metadata

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Attribute

public interface Metadata
extends java.io.Serializable

Metadata is a general interface for metadata attached to data objects. Metadata contains supporting information attacehd to a primary data or component. Particular implementations of Metadata often provide additional context-specific objects as well.

Version:

1.1 9/4/2007

Author:

Peter X. Cao

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getValue() Returns the value of this Metadata.
void	setValue(java.lang.Object value) Sets the value of this Metadata.

Method Detail

getValue

java.lang.Object getValue()

Returns the value of this Metadata.

setValue

void setValue(java.lang.Object value)

Sets the value of this Metadata.