## nie:DataObject nie:DataObject |

## Description

A unit of data that is created, annotated and processed on the user desktop. It represents a native structure the user works with. The usage of the term 'native' is important. It means that a DataObject can be directly mapped to a data structure maintained by a native application. This may be a file, a set of files or a part of a file. The granularity depends on the user. This class is not intended to be instantiated by itself. Use more specific subclasses.

## Class hierarchy

        http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource
            nie:DataObject
            ├── nco:ContactListDataObject
            ├── nfo:FileDataObject
            ├── nfo:RemotePortAddress
            ├── nfo:SoftwareService
            ├── nfo:SoftwareItem
            ├── nfo:MediaStream
            ├── nfo:HardDiskPartition
            ├── nmo:MailboxDataObject
            ╰── ncal:CalendarDataObject

## Properties

### The `“tracker:available”` property

    “tracker:available”          http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#boolean

Number of possible elements per resource (Cardinality): 1

### The `“nfo:belongsToContainer”` property

    “nfo:belongsToContainer”          nfo:DataContainer

Models the containment relations between Files and Folders (or CompressedFiles).

Number of possible elements per resource (Cardinality): 1

This property supersedes the following properties from this or parent classes:

- `“nie:isPartOf”` from the `nie:DataObject` class

### The `“nie:isPartOf”` property

    “nie:isPartOf”          nie:InformationElement

Number of possible elements per resource (Cardinality): Unlimited

### The `“nie:created”` property

    “nie:created”          http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime

Number of possible elements per resource (Cardinality): 1

### The `“nie:lastRefreshed”` property

    “nie:lastRefreshed”          http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime

Number of possible elements per resource (Cardinality): 1

This property supersedes the following properties from this or parent classes:

### The `“nie:interpretedAs”` property

    “nie:interpretedAs”          nie:InformationElement

Number of possible elements per resource (Cardinality): 1

### The `“nie:dataSource”` property

    “nie:dataSource”          nie:DataSource

Number of possible elements per resource (Cardinality): Unlimited

This property supersedes the following properties from this or parent classes:

### The `“nie:byteSize”` property

    “nie:byteSize”          http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer

File size in bytes

Number of possible elements per resource (Cardinality): 1

### The `“nie:url”` property

    “nie:url”          http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string

URL pointing at the location of the resource. In cases where creating a simple file:// or http:// URL for a file is difficult (e.g. for files inside compressed archives) the applications are encouraged to use conventions defined by Apache Commons VFS Project at http://jakarta.apache.org/ commons/ vfs/ filesystems.html.

Number of possible elements per resource (Cardinality): 1