Module org.hdfgroup.hdfview

Package hdf.view.MetaDataView

Interface MetaDataView

All Superinterfaces:

DataView

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultBaseMetaDataView, DefaultDatasetMetaDataView, DefaultDatatypeMetaDataView, DefaultGroupMetaDataView, DefaultLinkMetaDataView

public interface MetaDataView
extends DataView

The metadata view interface for displaying metadata information

Version:

2.4 9/6/2007

Author:

Peter X. Cao

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface hdf.view.DataView.DataView

DATAVIEW_IMAGE, DATAVIEW_TABLE, DATAVIEW_UNKNOWN

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Attribute	addAttribute(HObject obj)	Add an attribute to a data object.
Attribute	deleteAttribute(HObject obj)	Delete an attribute from a data object.

Methods inherited from interface hdf.view.DataView.DataView

getDataObject

Method Details

addAttribute

Attribute addAttribute(HObject obj)

Add an attribute to a data object.

Parameters:

obj - the attribute to add

Returns:

the Attribute object

deleteAttribute

Attribute deleteAttribute(HObject obj)

Delete an attribute from a data object.

Parameters:

obj - the attribute to delte

Returns:

the Attribute object