MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy (Alfresco 5.0.3 Public API)

Enum Constant Summary
CAUTIOUS This policy only puts the extracted value if there is no value (null or otherwise) in the properties map.
EAGER This policy puts the new value if: the extracted property is not null `null` extracted values are return in the 'modified' map.
PRAGMATIC This policy puts the new value if: the extracted property is not null either: there is no target key for the property the target value is null the string representation of the target value is an empty string or: the extracted property is a media related one (eg Image, Audio or Video) `null` extracted values are return in the 'modified' map.
PRUDENT This policy puts the new value if: the extracted property is not null there is no target key for the property the target value is null the string representation of the target value is an empty string `null` extracted values are return in the 'modified' map.

Method Summary
Map<QName,Serializable>	applyProperties(Map<QName,Serializable> extractedProperties, Map<QName,Serializable> targetProperties) Apply the overwrite policy for the extracted properties.
static MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy	valueOf(String name)
static MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy[]	values()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

EAGER

public static final MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy EAGER

This policy puts the new value if:

the extracted property is not null

null extracted values are return in the 'modified' map.

PRAGMATIC

public static final MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy PRAGMATIC

This policy puts the new value if:

the extracted property is not null
either:
- there is no target key for the property
- the target value is null
- the string representation of the target value is an empty string
or:
- the extracted property is a media related one (eg Image, Audio or Video)

null extracted values are return in the 'modified' map.

PRUDENT

public static final MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy PRUDENT

This policy puts the new value if:

the extracted property is not null
there is no target key for the property
the target value is null
the string representation of the target value is an empty string

null extracted values are return in the 'modified' map.

CAUTIOUS

public static final MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy CAUTIOUS

This policy only puts the extracted value if there is no value (null or otherwise) in the properties map. It is assumed that the mere presence of a property key is enough to inidicate that the target property is as intented. This policy puts the new value if: