BinaryMetadata (Trellis Linked Data Server Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- org.trellisldp.api.BinaryMetadata

```
public final class BinaryMetadata
extends Object
```
The LDP specification divides resources into two categories: RDF resources and non-RDF resources. Non-RDF resources may also have a corresponding RDF description. These interfaces assume it is the case that Non-RDF resources have an RDF description.
For those resources that are non-RDF resources (LDP-NR), the base Resource interface will make a BinaryMetadata object available. The binary content is not accessed directly through the BinaryMetadata class, but rather an identifier is returned, which may be resolved by an external system.
The BinaryMetadata class also provides access methods for the MIME Type of the resource.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class BinaryMetadata.Builder
A mutable buillder for a BinaryMetadata.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static BinaryMetadata.Builder`	`builder(IRI identifier)`	Get a mutable builder for a `BinaryMetadata`.
`Map<String,List<String>>`	`getHints()`	Retrieve any hints for persistence.
`IRI`	`getIdentifier()`	Retrieve an IRI identifying the location of the binary.
`Optional<String>`	`getMimeType()`	Retrieve the mime-type of the resource, if one was specified.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getIdentifier
```
public IRI getIdentifier()
```
    Retrieve an IRI identifying the location of the binary.
    
    Returns:
    
    the resource content
  - getMimeType
```
public Optional<String> getMimeType()
```
    Retrieve the mime-type of the resource, if one was specified.
    
    Returns:
    
    the mime-type
  - getHints
```
public Map<String,List<String>> getHints()
```
    Retrieve any hints for persistence.
    
    Returns:
    
    the hints
  - builder
```
public static BinaryMetadata.Builder builder(IRI identifier)
```
    Get a mutable builder for a BinaryMetadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    identifier - the identifier
    
    Returns:
    
    a builder for a BinaryMetadata