Field (galia 1.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:: Comparable<Field>

All Known Implementing Classes:: ByteArrayField, DirectoryField, MultiValueField, StringField

public interface Field extends Comparable<Field>

TIFF field, a.k.a. IFD entry.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static Field

forTag(Tag tag, DataType dataType)

DataType

getDataType()

Object

getFirstValue()

Tag

getTag()

List<Object>

getValues()

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

Method Details
- forTag
  
  static Field forTag(Tag tag, DataType dataType)
- getDataType
  
  DataType getDataType()
- getTag
  
  Tag getTag()
- getFirstValue
  
  Object getFirstValue()
  
  Returns:
  
  For instances of type DataType.BYTE or DataType.UNDEFINED, a byte array. For all other types, the first value.
- getValues
  
  List<Object> getValues()
  
  Returns:
  
  For instances of type DataType.BYTE or DataType.UNDEFINED, a one-element instance containing a byte array. For all other types, an instance containing one element per value.