> >>So according to what I understand, it would be possible to change the
> >>presentable name of the collection by changing it in the metadata ?
> >>Since the name used to access the collection is the one stored in the
> >>metadata, I want to change this one.
> >>If it is indeed possible, would you mind showing me a piece of code that
> >>does it ?
> >>
> >>Thanks, that would really help out here !!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >this is basically all you need to do:
> >
> > //get name:
> > CollectionImpl xindiceCol =
> >(CollectionImpl)DatabaseManager.getCollection(collectionURI, username,
> >password);
> >
> > MetaData metaData = xindiceCol.getMetaData(resource);
> > String name = metaData.getAttribute("REALNAME");
> >
> > //change name:
> > name = "foo";
> > metaData.setType(MetaData.COLLECTION);
> > metaData.setAttribute("REALNAME", name);
> >
> >
> > xindiceCol.setMetaData(resource, metaData);
> >
> >
> >
> >
> I tried that but can't make it work, and here's why :
>
> The collection I want to change the name of, is right under the /db
> collection (its name is HausseTarifaire2004).
> When I try to perform a :
>
> (CollectionImpl)DatabaseManager.getCollection("xmldb:xindice://myUrl/db",
> username,password)
> MetaData metaData = xindiceCol.getMetaData('HausseTarifaire2004');
>
> I get the following exception :
>
> org.xmldb.api.base.XMLDBException:
> org.xmldb.api.base.XMLDBException: :This Collection 'db' cannot store
> Documents
>
> When I use "HausseTarifaire2004" as current collection , I don't know
> how to access its metadata (since you must put the resource name as
> parameter of the getMetaData method call).
>
> It seems (according to the javadocs) that metadata are accessible for
> resources (XML files) but not (or at least not easily) for collections.
>
> Any idea here ?
>
>
Ok I pasted some generic code of us that gets and sets meta data on both
resources and collections,
so I guess that's not entirely clear.
You should use:
MetaData metaData = xindiceCol.getMetaData(null);
instead of
MetaData metaData = xindiceCol.getMetaData('HausseTarifaire2004');
and vice versa for setting metadata.
xindiceCol.setMetaData(null, metaData);
Wouter
