edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove

Class SignatureType

java.lang.Object

edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.EnumerationType

edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.SignatureType

public final class SignatureType
extends EnumerationType

This class defines enumerated types for a Signature in a module. Applications will not create or modify SignatureTypes, but will use one of the predefined SignatureType instances EXTENSION, FILETYPE, or MAGIC.

See Also:

Signature

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static SignatureType	EXTENSION Signature type for a file extension, i.e., a sequence of characters following a period character in a file name.
static SignatureType	FILETYPE Signature type for a Macintosh OS file type.
static SignatureType	MAGIC Signature type for a "magic number" stored in the file.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.EnumerationType

equals, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

EXTENSION

public static final SignatureType EXTENSION

Signature type for a file extension, i.e., a sequence of characters following a period character in a file name.

FILETYPE

public static final SignatureType FILETYPE

Signature type for a Macintosh OS file type. This applies only to Mac OS files, and is always a four-character code.

MAGIC

public static final SignatureType MAGIC

Signature type for a "magic number" stored in the file.