Package org.marc4j

Interface MarcHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultHandler, MarcWriter, MarcXmlFilter, MarcXmlReader, RecordBuilder, TaggedWriter

public interface MarcHandler

Defines Java callbacks to handle a collection of MARC records.

Author:

Bas Peters

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	controlField(String tag, char[] data, Long id)	Receives notification of a control field.
void	endCollection()	Receives notification at the end of the collection.
void	endDataField(String tag)	Receives notification at the end of each data field
void	endRecord()	Receives notification at the end of each record.
void	startCollection()	Receives notification at the start of the collection.
void	startDataField(String tag, char ind1, char ind2, Long id)	Receives notification at the start of each data field.
void	startRecord(Leader leader)	Receives notification at the start of each record.
void	subfield(char code, char[] data, String linkCode)	Receives notification of a data element (subfield).

Method Detail

startCollection

void startCollection()

Receives notification at the start of the collection.

endCollection

void endCollection()

Receives notification at the end of the collection.

startRecord

void startRecord(Leader leader)

Receives notification at the start of each record.

Parameters:

leader - the Leader object containing the record label

endRecord

void endRecord()

Receives notification at the end of each record.

controlField

void controlField(String tag,
                  char[] data,
                  Long id)

Receives notification of a control field.

Parameters:

tag - the tag name

data - the control field data

id - the field id if exists.

startDataField

void startDataField(String tag,
                    char ind1,
                    char ind2,
                    Long id)

Receives notification at the start of each data field.

Parameters:

tag - the tag name

ind1 - the first indicator value

ind2 - the second indicator value

id - the field id if exists.

endDataField

void endDataField(String tag)

Receives notification at the end of each data field

Parameters:

tag - the tag name

subfield

void subfield(char code,
              char[] data,
              String linkCode)

Receives notification of a data element (subfield).

Parameters:

code - the data element identifier

data - the data element

linkCode - a code if the subfield has a link with another Record