DiscoveryDataDescription

LocatorMapping inherited from CDIFManifest

DiscoveryDataDescription::Classes::LocatorMapping

Definition

Documentation

Original
Reference

cdi:LocatorMapping

Definition

Definition

The physical characteristics of an instance variable which appears in a data set using a binary or highly structured text-based encoding (a structured data set).

CDIF
Definition

Per-field mapping for structured / hierarchical data sets. Uses a locator expression rather than a column index.

Diagram

Inheritance

Generalizes: AbstractMapping

Attributes

NameTypeMultiplicityDescription
locatorstring[1]

Documentation

Original
Reference

cdi:LocatorMapping-locator

Definition

Logical expression which resolves to the value(s) whose position within the file is being described. May be a query string, a path expressions, etc. Must be meaningful in the context of the systems which are designed to operate on the type of structure of the file (i.e., an XPath expression for an XML file, SQL for relational data, etc.)

CDIF
Definition

Expression locating the variable's value(s) in the structured document (XPath, JSONPath, pointer, etc.). LocatorMapping.locator.

Scope

cdi:locator - locator expression.

Associations

No associations.