PortMetadata (Dataflow Library Distribution Project 8.0.0-98 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractModelPortMetadata, PMMLPort.Metadata, RecordMetadata
```
public interface PortMetadata
```
Marker interface for metadata associated with a given port. Clients should not implement this interfaces.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`LogicalPortFactory<?>`	`getPortFactory()`	Public only as a matter of implementation; not intended for external use.

- Method Detail
  - getPortFactory
```
LogicalPortFactory<?> getPortFactory()
```
    Public only as a matter of implementation; not intended for external use. Returns a port factory that can create ports of the type associated with this metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    a port factory