GET_COLLECTION

Used in

Servers

Metadata (Browse)

Parent elements

Syntax

<GET_COLLECTION_INFO	Attribute Description Table
(r)collection="tags" > No Child Elements </GET_COLLECTION_INFO >
(r): Attribute or child element is required.

Description

Retrieves information about a metadata repository.

Notes

See COLLECTION_INFO for response.

Attribute Descriptions for GET_COLLECTION_INFO

Attribute	Usage
collection	A collection is a set of zero or more published documents. A document is the set of metadata describing a dataset that is either unpublished or published. Unpublished documents coexist with datasets on local file systems or in geodatabases. Published documents are accessible over the Internet through catalog services. The information returned in the collection describes the individual elements within the published documents that can be searched and how those elements are indexed.

Attribute

Usage

collection

A collection is a set of zero or more published documents. A document is the set of metadata describing a dataset that is either unpublished or published. Unpublished documents coexist with datasets on local file systems or in geodatabases. Published documents are accessible over the Internet through catalog services. The information returned in the collection describes the individual elements within the published documents that can be searched and how those elements are indexed.

Examples for GET_COLLECTION_INFO

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<ARCXML version="1.1">
  <REQUEST>
    <GET_METADATA>
      <GET_COLLECTION_INFO collection="tags" />
    </GET_METADATA>
  </REQUEST>
</ARCXML>