MetaData (adams-pom 24.5.0-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- adams.data.spreadsheet.MetaData

All Implemented Interfaces:

CloneHandler<MetaData>, SpreadSheetSupporter, Serializable
```
public class MetaData
extends Object
implements Serializable, SpreadSheetSupporter, CloneHandler<MetaData>
```
Simple meta-data storage.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected SpreadSheet m_Data
for storing the meta-data.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MetaData()
Initializes the meta-data.

MetaData(MetaData source)
Initializes the meta-data with the provided meta-data.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`add(String key, Object value)`	Adds the meta-data.
`MetaData`	`getClone()`	Returns a clone of itself.
`boolean`	`has(String key)`	Checks the meta-data for an existing key.
`SpreadSheet`	`toSpreadSheet()`	Returns the meta-data as spreadsheet.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns the underlying spreadsheet as string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - m_Data
```
protected SpreadSheet m_Data
```
    for storing the meta-data.
- Constructor Detail
  - MetaData
```
public MetaData()
```
    Initializes the meta-data.
  - MetaData
```
public MetaData(MetaData source)
```
    Initializes the meta-data with the provided meta-data.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - the meta-data to copy
- Method Detail
  - has
```
public boolean has(String key)
```
    Checks the meta-data for an existing key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if exists
  - add
```
public void add(String key,
                Object value)
```
    Adds the meta-data.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key
    
    value - the value
  - toSpreadSheet
```
public SpreadSheet toSpreadSheet()
```
    Returns the meta-data as spreadsheet.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toSpreadSheet in interface SpreadSheetSupporter
    
    Returns:
    
    the meta-data
  - getClone
```
public MetaData getClone()
```
    Returns a clone of itself.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getClone in interface CloneHandler<MetaData>
    
    Returns:
    
    the clone
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Returns the underlying spreadsheet as string.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation