java.lang.Object
- org.apache.tika.metadata.Metadata

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, ClimateForcast, CreativeCommons, Geographic, HttpHeaders, Message, MSOffice, TIFF, TikaMetadataKeys, TikaMimeKeys
```
public class Metadata
extends java.lang.Object
implements CreativeCommons, Geographic, HttpHeaders, Message, MSOffice, ClimateForcast, TIFF, TikaMetadataKeys, TikaMimeKeys, java.io.Serializable
```
A multi-valued metadata container.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`CONTRIBUTOR`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#CONTRIBUTOR
`static java.lang.String`	`COVERAGE`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#COVERAGE
`static java.lang.String`	`CREATOR`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#CREATOR
`static Property`	`DATE`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#CREATED
`static java.lang.String`	`DESCRIPTION`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#DESCRIPTION
`static java.lang.String`	`FORMAT`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#FORMAT
`static java.lang.String`	`IDENTIFIER`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#IDENTIFIER
`static java.lang.String`	`LANGUAGE`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#LANGUAGE
`static java.lang.String`	`MODIFIED`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#MODIFIED
`static java.lang.String`	`NAMESPACE_PREFIX_DELIMITER`	The common delimiter used between the namespace abbreviation and the property name
`static java.lang.String`	`PUBLISHER`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#PUBLISHER
`static java.lang.String`	`RELATION`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#RELATION
`static java.lang.String`	`RIGHTS`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#RIGHTS
`static java.lang.String`	`SOURCE`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#SOURCE
`static java.lang.String`	`SUBJECT`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#KEYWORDS
`static java.lang.String`	`TITLE`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#TITLE
`static java.lang.String`	`TYPE`	Deprecated. use TikaCoreProperties#TYPE

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.ClimateForcast
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, COMMAND_LINE, COMMENT, CONTACT, CONVENTIONS, EXPERIMENT_ID, HISTORY, INSTITUTION, MODEL_NAME_ENGLISH, PROGRAM_ID, PROJECT_ID, REALIZATION, REFERENCES, TABLE_ID

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.CreativeCommons
LICENSE_LOCATION, LICENSE_URL, WORK_TYPE

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.Geographic
ALTITUDE, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.HttpHeaders
CONTENT_DISPOSITION, CONTENT_ENCODING, CONTENT_LANGUAGE, CONTENT_LENGTH, CONTENT_LOCATION, CONTENT_MD5, CONTENT_TYPE, LAST_MODIFIED, LOCATION

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.Message
MESSAGE_BCC, MESSAGE_BCC_DISPLAY_NAME, MESSAGE_BCC_EMAIL, MESSAGE_BCC_NAME, MESSAGE_CC, MESSAGE_CC_DISPLAY_NAME, MESSAGE_CC_EMAIL, MESSAGE_CC_NAME, MESSAGE_FROM, MESSAGE_FROM_EMAIL, MESSAGE_FROM_NAME, MESSAGE_PREFIX, MESSAGE_RAW_HEADER_PREFIX, MESSAGE_RECIPIENT_ADDRESS, MESSAGE_TO, MESSAGE_TO_DISPLAY_NAME, MESSAGE_TO_EMAIL, MESSAGE_TO_NAME, MULTIPART_BOUNDARY, MULTIPART_SUBTYPE

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.MSOffice
APPLICATION_NAME, APPLICATION_VERSION, AUTHOR, CATEGORY, CHARACTER_COUNT, CHARACTER_COUNT_WITH_SPACES, COMMENTS, COMPANY, CONTENT_STATUS, CREATION_DATE, EDIT_TIME, IMAGE_COUNT, KEYWORDS, LAST_AUTHOR, LAST_PRINTED, LAST_SAVED, LINE_COUNT, MANAGER, NOTES, OBJECT_COUNT, PAGE_COUNT, PARAGRAPH_COUNT, PRESENTATION_FORMAT, REVISION_NUMBER, SECURITY, SLIDE_COUNT, TABLE_COUNT, TEMPLATE, TOTAL_TIME, USER_DEFINED_METADATA_NAME_PREFIX, VERSION, WORD_COUNT

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.TIFF
BITS_PER_SAMPLE, EQUIPMENT_MAKE, EQUIPMENT_MODEL, EXIF_PAGE_COUNT, EXPOSURE_TIME, F_NUMBER, FLASH_FIRED, FOCAL_LENGTH, IMAGE_LENGTH, IMAGE_WIDTH, ISO_SPEED_RATINGS, ORIENTATION, ORIGINAL_DATE, RESOLUTION_HORIZONTAL, RESOLUTION_UNIT, RESOLUTION_VERTICAL, SAMPLES_PER_PIXEL, SOFTWARE

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.TikaMetadataKeys
EMBEDDED_RELATIONSHIP_ID, EMBEDDED_RESOURCE_TYPE, EMBEDDED_STORAGE_CLASS_ID, PROTECTED, RESOURCE_NAME_KEY

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.TikaMimeKeys
MIME_TYPE_MAGIC, TIKA_MIME_FILE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Metadata()
Constructs a new, empty metadata.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`add(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)`	Add a metadata name/value mapping.
`void`	`add(Property property, int value)`	Adds the integer value of the identified metadata property.
`void`	`add(Property property, java.lang.String value)`	Add a metadata property/value mapping.
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object o)`
`java.lang.String`	`get(java.lang.String name)`	Get the value associated to a metadata name.
`java.lang.String`	`get(Property property)`	Returns the value (if any) of the identified metadata property.
`java.util.Date`	`getDate(Property property)`	Returns the value of the identified Date based metadata property.
`java.lang.Integer`	`getInt(Property property)`	Returns the value of the identified Integer based metadata property.
`int[]`	`getIntValues(Property property)`	Gets the array of ints of the identified "seq" integer metadata property.
`java.lang.String[]`	`getValues(java.lang.String name)`	Get the values associated to a metadata name.
`java.lang.String[]`	`getValues(Property property)`	Get the values associated to a metadata name.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isMultiValued(java.lang.String name)`	Returns true if named value is multivalued.
`boolean`	`isMultiValued(Property property)`	Returns true if named value is multivalued.
`java.lang.String[]`	`names()`	Returns an array of the names contained in the metadata.
`void`	`remove(java.lang.String name)`	Remove a metadata and all its associated values.
`void`	`set(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)`	Set metadata name/value.
`void`	`set(Property property, double value)`	Sets the real or rational value of the identified metadata property.
`void`	`set(Property property, int value)`	Sets the integer value of the identified metadata property.
`void`	`set(Property property, java.lang.String value)`	Sets the value of the identified metadata property.
`void`	`set(Property property, java.lang.String[] values)`	Sets the values of the identified metadata property.
`void`	`set(Property property, java.util.Calendar date)`	Sets the date value of the identified metadata property.
`void`	`set(Property property, java.util.Date date)`	Sets the date value of the identified metadata property.
`void`	`setAll(java.util.Properties properties)`	Copy All key-value pairs from properties.
`int`	`size()`	Returns the number of metadata names in this metadata.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - NAMESPACE_PREFIX_DELIMITER
```
public static final java.lang.String NAMESPACE_PREFIX_DELIMITER
```
    The common delimiter used between the namespace abbreviation and the property name
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - FORMAT
```
public static final java.lang.String FORMAT
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#FORMAT
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - IDENTIFIER
```
public static final java.lang.String IDENTIFIER
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#IDENTIFIER
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - MODIFIED
```
public static final java.lang.String MODIFIED
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#MODIFIED
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - CONTRIBUTOR
```
public static final java.lang.String CONTRIBUTOR
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#CONTRIBUTOR
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - COVERAGE
```
public static final java.lang.String COVERAGE
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#COVERAGE
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - CREATOR
```
public static final java.lang.String CREATOR
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#CREATOR
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATE
```
public static final Property DATE
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#CREATED
  - DESCRIPTION
```
public static final java.lang.String DESCRIPTION
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#DESCRIPTION
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - LANGUAGE
```
public static final java.lang.String LANGUAGE
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#LANGUAGE
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PUBLISHER
```
public static final java.lang.String PUBLISHER
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#PUBLISHER
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - RELATION
```
public static final java.lang.String RELATION
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#RELATION
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - RIGHTS
```
public static final java.lang.String RIGHTS
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#RIGHTS
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SOURCE
```
public static final java.lang.String SOURCE
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#SOURCE
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SUBJECT
```
public static final java.lang.String SUBJECT
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#KEYWORDS
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TITLE
```
public static final java.lang.String TITLE
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#TITLE
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE
```
public static final java.lang.String TYPE
```
    Deprecated.
    use TikaCoreProperties#TYPE
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Metadata
```
public Metadata()
```
    Constructs a new, empty metadata.
- Method Detail
  - isMultiValued
```
public boolean isMultiValued(Property property)
```
    Returns true if named value is multivalued.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - metadata property
    
    Returns:
    
    true is named value is multivalued, false if single value or null
  - isMultiValued
```
public boolean isMultiValued(java.lang.String name)
```
    Returns true if named value is multivalued.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of metadata
    
    Returns:
    
    true is named value is multivalued, false if single value or null
  - names
```
public java.lang.String[] names()
```
    Returns an array of the names contained in the metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    Metadata names
  - get
```
public java.lang.String get(java.lang.String name)
```
    Get the value associated to a metadata name. If many values are assiociated to the specified name, then the first one is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - of the metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value associated to the specified metadata name.
  - get
```
public java.lang.String get(Property property)
```
    Returns the value (if any) of the identified metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - property definition
    
    Returns:
    
    property value, or null if the property is not set
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 0.7
  - getInt
```
public java.lang.Integer getInt(Property property)
```
    Returns the value of the identified Integer based metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - simple integer property definition
    
    Returns:
    
    property value as a Integer, or null if the property is not set, or not a valid Integer
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 0.8
  - getDate
```
public java.util.Date getDate(Property property)
```
    Returns the value of the identified Date based metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - simple date property definition
    
    Returns:
    
    property value as a Date, or null if the property is not set, or not a valid Date
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 0.8
  - getValues
```
public java.lang.String[] getValues(Property property)
```
    Get the values associated to a metadata name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - of the metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    the values associated to a metadata name.
  - getValues
```
public java.lang.String[] getValues(java.lang.String name)
```
    Get the values associated to a metadata name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - of the metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    the values associated to a metadata name.
  - add
```
public void add(java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.String value)
```
    Add a metadata name/value mapping. Add the specified value to the list of values associated to the specified metadata name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the metadata name.
    
    value - the metadata value.
  - add
```
public void add(Property property,
                java.lang.String value)
```
    Add a metadata property/value mapping. Add the specified value to the list of values associated to the specified metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - the metadata property.
    
    value - the metadata value.
  - setAll
```
public void setAll(java.util.Properties properties)
```
    Copy All key-value pairs from properties.
    
    Parameters:
    
    properties - properties to copy from
  - set
```
public void set(java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.String value)
```
    Set metadata name/value. Associate the specified value to the specified metadata name. If some previous values were associated to this name, they are removed. If the given value is null, then the metadata entry is removed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the metadata name.
    
    value - the metadata value, or null
  - set
```
public void set(Property property,
                java.lang.String value)
```
    Sets the value of the identified metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - property definition
    
    value - property value
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 0.7
  - set
```
public void set(Property property,
                java.lang.String[] values)
```
    Sets the values of the identified metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - property definition
    
    values - property values
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 1.2
  - set
```
public void set(Property property,
                int value)
```
    Sets the integer value of the identified metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - simple integer property definition
    
    value - property value
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 0.8
  - add
```
public void add(Property property,
                int value)
```
    Adds the integer value of the identified metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - seq integer property definition
    
    value - property value
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 1.21
  - getIntValues
```
public int[] getIntValues(Property property)
```
    Gets the array of ints of the identified "seq" integer metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - seq integer property definition
    
    Returns:
    
    array of ints
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 1.21
  - set
```
public void set(Property property,
                double value)
```
    Sets the real or rational value of the identified metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - simple real or simple rational property definition
    
    value - property value
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 0.8
  - set
```
public void set(Property property,
                java.util.Date date)
```
    Sets the date value of the identified metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - simple integer property definition
    
    date - property value
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 0.8
  - set
```
public void set(Property property,
                java.util.Calendar date)
```
    Sets the date value of the identified metadata property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - simple integer property definition
    
    date - property value
    
    Since:
    
    Apache Tika 0.8
  - remove
```
public void remove(java.lang.String name)
```
    Remove a metadata and all its associated values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - metadata name to remove
  - size
```
public int size()
```
    Returns the number of metadata names in this metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    number of metadata names
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object

Class Metadata

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.ClimateForcast

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.CreativeCommons

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.Geographic

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.HttpHeaders

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.Message

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.MSOffice

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.TIFF

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.TikaMetadataKeys

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tika.metadata.TikaMimeKeys

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

NAMESPACE_PREFIX_DELIMITER

FORMAT

IDENTIFIER

MODIFIED

CONTRIBUTOR

COVERAGE

CREATOR

DATE

DESCRIPTION

LANGUAGE

PUBLISHER

RELATION

RIGHTS

SOURCE

SUBJECT

TITLE

TYPE

Constructor Detail

Metadata

Method Detail

isMultiValued

isMultiValued

names

get

get

getInt

getDate

getValues

getValues

add

add

setAll

set

set

set

set

add

getIntValues

set

set

set

remove

size

hashCode

equals

toString