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 about supporting data. Metadata contains supporting information attacehd to a primary data or component. Particular implementations of Metadata often provide additional context-specific objects as well.


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

public java.lang.Object getValue()
Returns the value of this Metadata.


setValue

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