## Uses of Interface
loci.formats.meta.IMetadata

- Packages that use IMetadata
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  loci.formats | Bio-Formats: a library for reading and writing popular microscopy file formats.
  loci.formats.ome | Package containing Bio-Formats OME-related logic for OME-XML metadata, and database import, upload and download.
  loci.formats.tools | Package containing utility methods corresponding to the Bio-Formats command line tools.
  loci.plugins.in | Bio-Formats Importer plugin for ImageJ.
  loci.plugins.util | Utility classes and methods for the Bio-Formats plugins for ImageJ.

- - ### Uses of IMetadata in loci.formats

    Methods in loci.formats that return IMetadata
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static IMetadata` | MetadataTools.`createOMEXMLMetadata()` Creates an OME-XML metadata object using reflection, to avoid direct dependencies on the optional `loci.formats.ome` package.

  - ### Uses of IMetadata in loci.formats.ome

    Subinterfaces of IMetadata in loci.formats.ome
    Modifier and Type | Interface and Description
    --- | ---
    `interface` | `OMEXMLMetadata`

  - ### Uses of IMetadata in loci.formats.tools

    Methods in loci.formats.tools that return IMetadata
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `private IMetadata` | MakeTestOmeTiff.`createMetadata(java.lang.String name, CoreMetadata info)`

  - ### Uses of IMetadata in loci.plugins.in

    Fields in loci.plugins.in declared as IMetadata
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected IMetadata` | ImportProcess.`meta`

    Methods in loci.plugins.in that return IMetadata
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `IMetadata` | ImportProcess.`getOMEMetadata()` Valid only after `ImportStep.READER`.

    Methods in loci.plugins.in with parameters of type IMetadata
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `private double` | Calibrator.`computeVariableTimeInterval(IMetadata meta, int series)`
    `private java.lang.String` | ImagePlusReader.`constructSliceLabel(int ndx, IFormatReader r, IMetadata meta, int series, int zCount, int cCount, int tCount)`

  - ### Uses of IMetadata in loci.plugins.util

    Methods in loci.plugins.util with parameters of type IMetadata
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static void` | ROIHandler.`openROIs(IMetadata retrieve, ij.ImagePlus[] images)` Look for ROIs in the given OMEXMLMetadata; if any are present, apply them to the given images and display them in the ROI manager.
    `static void` | ROIHandler.`openROIs(IMetadata retrieve, ij.ImagePlus[] images, boolean isOMERO)` Opens the rois and converts them into ImageJ Rois.
    `static void` | ROIHandler.`openROIs(IMetadata retrieve, ij.ImagePlus[] images, boolean isOMERO, java.lang.String roisMode)` Opens the rois and converts them into ImageJ Rois.

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