org.restlet.representation
Class RepresentationInfo

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.restlet.representation.Variant
      extended by org.restlet.representation.RepresentationInfo
Direct Known Subclasses:
Representation

public class RepresentationInfo
extends Variant

Information about a representation. Those metadata don't belong to the parent Variant class, however they are important for conditional method processing. The advantage over the complete Representation class is that it is much lighter to create.

Author:
Jerome Louvel
See Also:
Source dissertation

Constructor Summary
RepresentationInfo()
          Default constructor.
RepresentationInfo(MediaType mediaType)
          Constructor.
RepresentationInfo(MediaType mediaType, Date modificationDate)
          Constructor.
RepresentationInfo(MediaType mediaType, Date modificationDate, Tag tag)
          Constructor.
RepresentationInfo(MediaType mediaType, Tag tag)
          Constructor.
RepresentationInfo(Variant variant, Date modificationDate)
          Constructor from a variant.
RepresentationInfo(Variant variant, Date modificationDate, Tag tag)
          Constructor from a variant.
RepresentationInfo(Variant variant, Tag tag)
          Constructor from a variant.
 
Method Summary
 Date getModificationDate()
          Returns the last date when this representation was modified.
 Tag getTag()
          Returns the tag.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "ETag" header.
 void setModificationDate(Date modificationDate)
          Sets the last date when this representation was modified.
 void setTag(Tag tag)
          Sets the tag.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "ETag" header.
 
Methods inherited from class org.restlet.representation.Variant
createClientInfo, equals, getCharacterSet, getEncodings, getLanguages, getLocationRef, getMediaType, includes, isCompatible, setCharacterSet, setEncodings, setLanguages, setLocationRef, setLocationRef, setMediaType, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

RepresentationInfo

public RepresentationInfo()
Default constructor.


RepresentationInfo

public RepresentationInfo(MediaType mediaType)
Constructor.

Parameters:
mediaType - The media type.

RepresentationInfo

public RepresentationInfo(MediaType mediaType,
                          Date modificationDate)
Constructor.

Parameters:
mediaType - The media type.
modificationDate - The modification date.

RepresentationInfo

public RepresentationInfo(MediaType mediaType,
                          Date modificationDate,
                          Tag tag)
Constructor.

Parameters:
mediaType - The media type.
modificationDate - The modification date.
tag - The tag.

RepresentationInfo

public RepresentationInfo(MediaType mediaType,
                          Tag tag)
Constructor.

Parameters:
mediaType - The media type.
tag - The tag.

RepresentationInfo

public RepresentationInfo(Variant variant,
                          Date modificationDate)
Constructor from a variant.

Parameters:
variant - The variant to copy.
modificationDate - The modification date.

RepresentationInfo

public RepresentationInfo(Variant variant,
                          Date modificationDate,
                          Tag tag)
Constructor from a variant.

Parameters:
variant - The variant to copy.
modificationDate - The modification date.
tag - The tag.

RepresentationInfo

public RepresentationInfo(Variant variant,
                          Tag tag)
Constructor from a variant.

Parameters:
variant - The variant to copy.
tag - The tag.
Method Detail

getModificationDate

public Date getModificationDate()
Returns the last date when this representation was modified. If this information is not known, returns null.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Last-Modified" header.

Returns:
The modification date.

getTag

public Tag getTag()
Returns the tag.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "ETag" header.

Returns:
The tag.

setModificationDate

public void setModificationDate(Date modificationDate)
Sets the last date when this representation was modified. If this information is not known, pass null.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Last-Modified" header.

Parameters:
modificationDate - The modification date.

setTag

public void setTag(Tag tag)
Sets the tag.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "ETag" header.

Parameters:
tag - The tag.


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