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org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.metadata
Interface MetadataUnit

public interface MetadataUnit

This interface is logical unit for metadata providing. Metadata can be specified in XLM descriptor (configuration file), or annotations defined in Java classes. This unit is used for coupling XML-based descriptor with Java classes and it is basic key to pass to DD API providers (instead of XML FileObject used in the past).

Method Summary

ClassPath getClassPath()
Provides unit's classpath, which covers sources and libraries logically coupled with XML descriptor.

FileObject getDeploymentDescriptor()
Provides unit's XML descriptor

Method Summary
`ClassPath`	`getClassPath()` Provides unit's classpath, which covers sources and libraries logically coupled with XML descriptor.
`FileObject`	`getDeploymentDescriptor()` Provides unit's XML descriptor

Method Detail

getDeploymentDescriptor

FileObject getDeploymentDescriptor()

Provides unit's XML descriptor

Returns:: descriptor FileObject or null if not available

getClassPath

ClassPath getClassPath()

Provides unit's classpath, which covers sources and libraries logically coupled with XML descriptor. Note, that if XML doesn't exist, this classpath is only place where metadata comes from and it describes where can be annotated classes related to this unit found.

Returns:: classpath of the unit