[ome-users] OME-XML Annotations

[Melissa Linkert]

Hi Leandro,

> I need to save numerical and string data in the image OME-TIFF file, so I
> should use annotations. The problem is that documentation is incomplete and
> I don't know how to use the IMetadata.setXMLAnnotation... functions.

Assuming that you have an IMetadata object named 'metadata', this would
create three separate annotations - one that stores a double floating
point value, one that stores a string value, and one that stores XML:

// -- begin --
  metadata.setDoubleAnnotationID("Annotation:Double0", 0);
  metadata.setDoubleAnnotationDescription("number of example annotations", 0);
  metadata.setDoubleAnnotationValue(3.0, 0);

  metadata.setCommentAnnotationID("Annotation:Comment0", 0);
  metadata.setCommentAnnotationDescription("type of the next annotation", 0);
  metadata.setCommentAnnotationValue("XML", 0);

  metadata.setXMLAnnotationID("Annotation:XML0", 0);
  metadata.setXMLAnnotationDescription("simple XML example", 0);
  metadata.setXMLAnnotationValue("<Example/>", 0);
// -- end --

Multiple annotations of each type can be created, just increment the
integer passed as the second parameter for each new annotation and
change the string passed to the set*AnnotationID method.

You may also find it useful to read the descriptions of each of the annotation
types in the OME-XML schema:

http://www.openmicroscopy.org/Schemas/Documentation/Generated/OME-2012-06/ome.html

Hopefully that helps, but if you have any further questions please let
us know.

Regards,
-Melissa

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 02:39:52PM -0300, Leandro Bugnon wrote:
> Dear comunity,
> 
> I need to save numerical and string data in the image OME-TIFF file, so I
> should use annotations. The problem is that documentation is incomplete and
> I don't know how to use the IMetadata.setXMLAnnotation... functions.
> 
> I need a simple data structure so the easiest solution is fine. Also I use
> Bio-formats importer library in Java, so I need some advice in this way.
> 
> Hopping you help me to solve it,
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> -- 
> Leandro

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