com.drew.metadata

Class DefaultTagDescriptor

java.lang.Object

com.drew.metadata.TagDescriptor

com.drew.metadata.DefaultTagDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class DefaultTagDescriptor
extends TagDescriptor

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.drew.metadata.TagDescriptor

_directory

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultTagDescriptor(Directory directory)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getDescription(int tagType) Returns a descriptive value of the the specified tag for this image.
java.lang.String	getTagName(int tagType)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DefaultTagDescriptor

public DefaultTagDescriptor(Directory directory)

Method Detail

getTagName

public java.lang.String getTagName(int tagType)

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription(int tagType)

Description copied from class: TagDescriptor

Returns a descriptive value of the the specified tag for this image. Where possible, known values will be substituted here in place of the raw tokens actually kept in the Exif segment. If no substitution is available, the value provided by getString(int) will be returned.

This and getString(int) are the only 'get' methods that won't throw an exception.

Specified by:

getDescription in class TagDescriptor

Parameters:

tagType - the tag to find a description for

Returns:

a description of the image's value for the specified tag, or null if the tag hasn't been defined.