# com.bea.p13n.common
Metadata Interface

public interface Metadata
extends `Named`, `Serializable`, `Versionable`

This interface defines generic metadata.

All Superinterfaces
  `Named`, `Serializable`, `Versionable`

## Method Summary

`public `String`` | `getAuthor`() Returns the author.
`public `String`` | `getDescription`() Returns the description.

Methods from interface `com.bea.p13n.common.`Named``
``getName``

Methods from interface `com.bea.p13n.common.`Versionable``
``getVersion``

## Method Detail

### getAuthor() Method

    public String getAuthor()

Returns the author.

#### Returns

the author.

### getDescription() Method

    public String getDescription()

Returns the description.

#### Returns

the description.