javax.tv.service.guide

Interface ProgramEvent

All Superinterfaces:

SIElement, SIRetrievable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ProgramEventImpl

public interface ProgramEvent
extends SIElement

ProgramEvent represents collection of elementary streams with a common time base, an associated start time, and an associated end time. An event is equivalent to the common industry usage of "TV program."

The Event Information Table (EIT) contains information (titles, start times, etc.) for events on defined services. An event is, in most cases, a typical TV program, however its definition may be extended to include particular data broadcasting sessions and other information segments.

A ProgramEvent object may optionally implement the CAIdentification interface. Note that all time values are in UTC time.

See Also:

java.util.Date, CAIdentification, Optionally implemented interfaces

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	getDuration() Returns the duration of this program event in seconds.
Date	getEndTime() Returns the end time of this program event.
String	getName() Returns the program event title.
ContentRatingAdvisory	getRating() Reports content advisory information associated with this program for the local rating region.
Service	getService() Reports the Service this program event is associated with.
Date	getStartTime() Returns the start time of this program event.
SIRequest	retrieveComponents(SIRequestor requestor) Retrieves an array of service components which are part of this ProgramEvent.
SIRequest	retrieveDescription(SIRequestor requestor) Retrieves a textual description of the event.

Methods inherited from interface javax.tv.service.SIElement

equals, getLocator, getServiceInformationType, hashCode

Methods inherited from interface javax.tv.service.SIRetrievable

getUpdateTime

Method Detail

getStartTime

Date getStartTime()

Returns the start time of this program event. The start time is in UTC time.

Returns:

This program's start time (UTC).

getEndTime

Date getEndTime()

Returns the end time of this program event. The end time is in UTC time.

Returns:

This program's end time (UTC).

getDuration

long getDuration()

Returns the duration of this program event in seconds.

Returns:

This program's duration in seconds.

getName

String getName()

Returns the program event title. This information may be obtained in the ATSC EIT table or the DVB Short Event Descriptor.

Returns:

A string representing this program's title, or an empty string if the title is unavailable.

retrieveDescription

SIRequest retrieveDescription(SIRequestor requestor)

Retrieves a textual description of the event. This method delivers its results asynchronously.

Parameters:

requestor - The SIRequestor to be notified when this retrieval operation completes.

Returns:

An SIRequest object identifying this asynchronous retrieval request.

See Also:

ProgramEventDescription

getRating

ContentRatingAdvisory getRating()

Reports content advisory information associated with this program for the local rating region.

Returns:

A ContentRatingAdvisory object describing the rating of this ProgramEvent or null if no rating information is available.

getService

Service getService()

Reports the Service this program event is associated with.

Returns:

The Service this program event is delivered on.

retrieveComponents

SIRequest retrieveComponents(SIRequestor requestor)

Retrieves an array of service components which are part of this ProgramEvent. Service component information may not always be available. If the ProgramEvent is current, this method will provide only service components associated with the Service to which the ProgramEvent belongs. If the ProgramEvent is not current, no guarantee is provided that all or even any of its service components will be available.

This method delivers its results asynchronously. The retrieved array will only contain ServiceComponent instances c for which the caller has javax.tv.service.ReadPermission(c.getLocator()). If no ServiceComponent instances meet this criteria, this method will result in an SIRequestFailureType of DATA_UNAVAILABLE.

Parameters:

requestor - The SIRequestor to be notified when this retrieval operation completes.

Returns:

An SIRequest object identifying this asynchronous retrieval request.

See Also:

ServiceComponent, ReadPermission