CollectionReaderDescription

All Superinterfaces:: Cloneable, MetaDataObject, ResourceCreationSpecifier, ResourceSpecifier, Serializable, XMLizable

All Known Implementing Classes:: CollectionReaderDescription_impl

public interface CollectionReaderDescription extends ResourceCreationSpecifier

An CollectionReaderDescription contains all of the information needed to instantiate and use an CollectionReader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

ProcessingResourceMetaData

getCollectionReaderMetaData()

Retrieves the metadata that describes the CollectionReader.

Methods inherited from interface MetaDataObject
clone, equals, getAttributeValue, getSourceUrl, getSourceUrlString, isModifiable, listAttributes, setAttributeValue, setSourceUrl

Methods inherited from interface ResourceCreationSpecifier
doFullValidation, doFullValidation, getExternalResourceDependencies, getExternalResourceDependency, getFrameworkImplementation, getImplementationName, getMetaData, getResourceManagerConfiguration, setExternalResourceDependencies, setFrameworkImplementation, setImplementationName, setMetaData, setResourceManagerConfiguration, validate, validate

Methods inherited from interface XMLizable
buildFromXMLElement, buildFromXMLElement, toXML, toXML, toXML, toXML

Method Details
- getCollectionReaderMetaData
  
  ProcessingResourceMetaData getCollectionReaderMetaData()
  
  Retrieves the metadata that describes the CollectionReader.
  
  Returns:
  
  the ResourceMetaData object containing the CollectionReader's metadata. This object can be modified.