.. _iris.common.metadata:

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iris.common.metadata
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.. currentmodule:: iris

.. automodule:: iris.common.metadata

In this module:

 * :py:obj:`AncillaryVariableMetadata`
 * :py:obj:`BaseMetadata`
 * :py:obj:`CellMeasureMetadata`
 * :py:obj:`CoordMetadata`
 * :py:obj:`CubeMetadata`
 * :py:obj:`DimCoordMetadata`
 * :py:obj:`SERVICES`
 * :py:obj:`SERVICES_COMBINE`
 * :py:obj:`SERVICES_DIFFERENCE`
 * :py:obj:`SERVICES_EQUAL`
 * :py:obj:`hexdigest`
 * :py:obj:`metadata_filter`
 * :py:obj:`metadata_manager_factory`


Metadata container for a :class:`~iris.coords.AncillaryVariableMetadata`.

..

    .. autoclass:: iris.common.metadata.AncillaryVariableMetadata
        :members:
        :undoc-members:
        :inherited-members:


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Container for common metadata.

..

    .. autoclass:: iris.common.metadata.BaseMetadata
        :members:
        :undoc-members:
        :inherited-members:


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Metadata container for a :class:`~iris.coords.CellMeasure`.

..

    .. autoclass:: iris.common.metadata.CellMeasureMetadata
        :members:
        :undoc-members:
        :inherited-members:


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Metadata container for a :class:`~iris.coords.Coord`.

..

    .. autoclass:: iris.common.metadata.CoordMetadata
        :members:
        :undoc-members:
        :inherited-members:


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Metadata container for a :class:`~iris.cube.Cube`.

..

    .. autoclass:: iris.common.metadata.CubeMetadata
        :members:
        :undoc-members:
        :inherited-members:


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Metadata container for a :class:`~iris.coords.DimCoord`

..

    .. autoclass:: iris.common.metadata.DimCoordMetadata
        :members:
        :undoc-members:
        :inherited-members:


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.. autodata:: iris.common.metadata.SERVICES


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.. autodata:: iris.common.metadata.SERVICES_COMBINE


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.. autodata:: iris.common.metadata.SERVICES_DIFFERENCE


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.. autodata:: iris.common.metadata.SERVICES_EQUAL


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.. autofunction:: iris.common.metadata.hexdigest


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.. autofunction:: iris.common.metadata.metadata_filter


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.. autofunction:: iris.common.metadata.metadata_manager_factory