---
name: "Geo::GDAL::FFI::Object"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgeo-gdal-ffi-perl"
version: "0.12-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Geo::GDAL::FFI::Object"
---

# Geo::GDAL::FFI::Object(3pm)

A GDAL major object

## NAME

Geo::GDAL::FFI::Object - A GDAL major object

## SYNOPSIS

## DESCRIPTION

The base class for classes Driver, Dataset, Band, and Layer.

## METHODS

### GetDescription

```
 my $desc = $object->GetDescription;
```

### HasCapability

```
 my $has_cap = $object->HasCapability($capability);
```

### GetMetadataDomainList

```
 my @domains = $object->GetMetadataDomainList;
```

### GetMetadata

```
 my %metadata = $object->GetMetadata($domain);
```

Returns the object metadata of a given domain.

```
 my $metadata = $object->GetMetadata($domain);
```

Returns the object metadata of a given domain in an anonymous hash.

```
 my %metadata = $object->GetMetadata;
```

Returns the object metadata.

```
 my $metadata = $object->GetMetadata;
```

Returns the object metadata in an anonymous hash.

### SetMetadata

```
 $object->SetMetadata($metadata, $domain);
```

Sets the object metadata in a given domain. The metadata is in an anonymous hash.

```
 $object->SetMetadata($metadata);
```

Sets the object metadata in the domains that are the keys of the hash `$metadata` references. The values of the hash are the metadata in anonymous hashes.

### GetMetadataItem

```
 my $value = $object->GetMetadataItem($item, $domain)
```

Gets the value of the metadata item in a domain (by default an empty string).

### SetMetadataItem

```
 $object->GetMetadataItem($item, $value, $domain)
```

Sets the value of the metadata item in a domain (by default an empty string).

## LICENSE

This software is released under the Artistic License. See perlartistic.

## AUTHOR

Ari Jolma - Ari.Jolma at gmail.com

## SEE ALSO

Geo::GDAL::FFI

Alien::gdal, FFI::Platypus, \<http://www.gdal.org\>