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Interface w3c.jigsaw.pics.LabelBureauInterface

public interface LabelBureauInterface
Interface for the label bureau. This interface that the PICS protocol handler relies on to get the labels for any URL.

Variable Index

o FMT_FULL
Tag for the full label format.
o FMT_MINIMAL
Tag for the minimal label format.
o FMT_SHORT
Tag for the short label format.
o FMT_SIGNED
Tag for the signed label format.

Method Index

o getIdentifier()
Get this bureau identifier.
o getLabelService(String)
Get a label service handler, given its identifier.

Variables

o FMT_MINIMAL 
 public static final int FMT_MINIMAL
Tag for the minimal label format.

o FMT_SHORT 
 public static final int FMT_SHORT
Tag for the short label format.

o FMT_FULL 
 public static final int FMT_FULL
Tag for the full label format.

o FMT_SIGNED 
 public static final int FMT_SIGNED
Tag for the signed label format.

Methods

o getIdentifier 
 public abstract String getIdentifier()
Get this bureau identifier. A bureau should have a uniq String identifier, which is used by the PICS filter to create it (through the LabelBureauFactory), dump it and restore it.

o getLabelService 
 public abstract LabelServiceInterface getLabelService(String identifier)
Get a label service handler, given its identifier. A service identifier is expected to be its URL, as defined in the PICS specification.

Parameters:
identifier - The service URL identifier.
Returns:
An object conforming to the LabelServiceInterface, or null if none was found. 
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