com.adobe.xmp.core

Interface XMPStruct

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Iterable<XMPNode>, XMPNode

All Known Subinterfaces:

XMPMetadata, XMPQualifiers

public interface XMPStruct
extends XMPNode

This represents a structure in the XMP tree. It has a number of child nodes that can be of any valid XMPNode type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
XMPArray	copy(XMPArray array) Creates a new XMPArray node and copies the whole tree of the provided array into the new node
XMPSimple	copy(XMPSimple simple) Creates a new XMPSimple node and copies the provided simple node with qualifiers into the new node
XMPStruct	copy(XMPStruct struct) Creates a new XMPStruct node and copies the whole tree of the provided struct into the new node
java.lang.String	dump() returns a human readable version of this node tree (recursive)
XMPNode	get(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name) Return a child node as base node (without specifing the exact type)
XMPNode	get(XMPPath path) Return the node of the given path, relative to this node.
XMPArray	getArray(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name) Returns a child node as an array
XMPArray	getArray(XMPPath path) Returns an array from the given path, relative to this node.
XMPLanguageAlternative	getLanguageAlternative(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name) Returns a child node as a language Alternative
XMPLanguageAlternative	getLanguageAlternative(XMPPath path) Returns a language Alternative from the given path, relative to this node.
java.util.Iterator<XMPNode>	getNamespaceProperties(java.lang.String namespace) Returns an iterator which iterates over all properties in this struct that belong to the specified namespace
XMPSimple	getSimple(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name) Returns a child node as a simple property
XMPSimple	getSimple(XMPPath path) Returns a simple property from the given path, relative to this node.
XMPStruct	getStruct(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name) Returns a child node as a nested struct
XMPStruct	getStruct(XMPPath path) Returns a struct property from the given path, relative to this node.
java.util.Set<java.lang.String>	getUsedNamespaces() Returns an immutable set of namespaces of properties in this struct.
XMPPath	getXMPPath() Return the path of this XMPNode
XMPNode	remove(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name) Remove a child from the struct
XMPNode	remove(XMPPath path) Remove a node at a given path, relative to this node
void	renameField(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String newNamespace, java.lang.String newName) Renames an existing child node.
XMPArray	setArray(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name, XMPArray.Form form) Create a new child node as an empty array with a certain form (ordered, unordered, alternative)
XMPLanguageAlternative	setLanguageAlternative(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name) Create a new child node as an empty Language Alternative
XMPSimple	setSimple(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value) Create a new child node as a simple property
XMPStruct	setStruct(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name) Create a new child node as a nested empty struct

Methods inherited from interface com.adobe.xmp.core.XMPNode

accept, accessQualifiers, adaptTo, copyReplace, getName, getNamespace, getParent, hasQualifiers, isArrayItem, iterator, size

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

forEach, spliterator

Method Detail

setSimple

XMPSimple setSimple(java.lang.String namespace,
                    java.lang.String name,
                    java.lang.String value)

Create a new child node as a simple property

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of the new child

name - the name of the new child

value - the value of the new child

Returns:

the newly created child

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If name is not valid as per XML Spec or namespace equals http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

setStruct

XMPStruct setStruct(java.lang.String namespace,
                    java.lang.String name)

Create a new child node as a nested empty struct

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of the new child

name - the name of the new child

Returns:

the newly created child as an empty struct

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If name is not valid as per XML Spec or namespace equals http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

setArray

XMPArray setArray(java.lang.String namespace,
                  java.lang.String name,
                  XMPArray.Form form)

Create a new child node as an empty array with a certain form (ordered, unordered, alternative)

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of the new child

name - the name of the new child

form - the array form of the new child

Returns:

the newly created child as an empty XMPArray with a certain form

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If name is not valid as per XML Spec or namespace equals http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

setLanguageAlternative

XMPLanguageAlternative setLanguageAlternative(java.lang.String namespace,
                                              java.lang.String name)

Create a new child node as an empty Language Alternative

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of the new child

name - the name of the new child

Returns:

the newly created child as an empty XMPArray of a certain type

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If name is not valid as per XML Spec or namespace equals http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

get

XMPNode get(java.lang.String namespace,
            java.lang.String name)

Return a child node as base node (without specifing the exact type)

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of the child to return

name - the name of the child to return

Returns:

the desired child node or null if there in none with this name

remove

XMPNode remove(java.lang.String namespace,
               java.lang.String name)

Remove a child from the struct

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of the child to remove

name - the name of the child to remove

Returns:

the node that was returned of null if there was no child to remove

getSimple

XMPSimple getSimple(java.lang.String namespace,
                    java.lang.String name)

Returns a child node as a simple property

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of child

name - the name of the child

Returns:

the child node or null if there in none with this name or type

getStruct

XMPStruct getStruct(java.lang.String namespace,
                    java.lang.String name)

Returns a child node as a nested struct

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of child

name - the name of the child

Returns:

the child node or null if there in none with this name or type

getArray

XMPArray getArray(java.lang.String namespace,
                  java.lang.String name)

Returns a child node as an array

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of child

name - the name of the child

Returns:

the child node or null if there in none with this name or type

getLanguageAlternative

XMPLanguageAlternative getLanguageAlternative(java.lang.String namespace,
                                              java.lang.String name)

Returns a child node as a language Alternative

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of child

name - the name of the child

Returns:

the child node or null if there in none with this name or type

renameField

void renameField(java.lang.String namespace,
                 java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String newNamespace,
                 java.lang.String newName)

Renames an existing child node.

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace of child which is to be renamed

name - the name of child which is to be renamed

newNamespace - new namespace of the child node

newName - new name of the child node

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If name is not valid as per XML Spec or namespace equals http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

getNamespaceProperties

java.util.Iterator<XMPNode> getNamespaceProperties(java.lang.String namespace)

Returns an iterator which iterates over all properties in this struct that belong to the specified namespace

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace

Returns:

Iterator which iterate over list of XMPNode

getUsedNamespaces

java.util.Set<java.lang.String> getUsedNamespaces()

Returns an immutable set of namespaces of properties in this struct.

Returns:

Returns an immutable Set of namespace strings.

copy

XMPSimple copy(XMPSimple simple)

Creates a new XMPSimple node and copies the provided simple node with qualifiers into the new node

Parameters:

simple - the simple node to copy

Returns:

the newly created simple node

copy

XMPStruct copy(XMPStruct struct)

Creates a new XMPStruct node and copies the whole tree of the provided struct into the new node

Parameters:

struct - the Struct to copy

Returns:

the newly created struct node

copy

XMPArray copy(XMPArray array)

Creates a new XMPArray node and copies the whole tree of the provided array into the new node

Parameters:

array - the array to copy

Returns:

the newly created array node

getXMPPath

XMPPath getXMPPath()

Return the path of this XMPNode

Returns:

the path of this XMPNode

get

XMPNode get(XMPPath path)

Return the node of the given path, relative to this node.

Parameters:

path - the path to the desired node relative to this node

Returns:

the node at the path position or null if it could not be found

remove

XMPNode remove(XMPPath path)
        throws XMPException

Remove a node at a given path, relative to this node

Parameters:

path - the path to the node that shall be deleted

Returns:

the removed node or null, if nothing is removed

Throws:

XMPException - throws in case the remove path points to an xml:lang qualifier of a Language Alternative

getSimple

XMPSimple getSimple(XMPPath path)

Returns a simple property from the given path, relative to this node.

Parameters:

path - the path to the simple property, relative to this node.

Returns:

the desired simple property or null if there was none (or the type is different)

getStruct

XMPStruct getStruct(XMPPath path)

Returns a struct property from the given path, relative to this node.

Parameters:

path - the path to the struct property, relative to this node.

Returns:

the desired struct property or null if there was none (or the type is different)

getArray

XMPArray getArray(XMPPath path)

Returns an array from the given path, relative to this node.

Parameters:

path - the path to the array, relative to this node.

Returns:

the desired array or null if there was none (or the type is different)

getLanguageAlternative

XMPLanguageAlternative getLanguageAlternative(XMPPath path)

Returns a language Alternative from the given path, relative to this node.

Parameters:

path - the path to the langAlt, relative to this node.

Returns:

the desired langAlt or null if there was none (or the type is different)

dump

java.lang.String dump()

returns a human readable version of this node tree (recursive)

Returns:

returns a human readable version of this node tree (recursive)