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/**
 * Returns the author of the custom element.
 * @return the author of the custom element
 */
String getAuthor();

/**
 * Sets the author of the custom element.
 * @param nameauthor the author of the custom element to set
 */
void setAuthor(String author);

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1. Add the property to the Media item version interface (CustomMediaItemVersion.java).
2. Add the property to the Media item version (CustomMediaItemVersionImpl.java).
3. Add the property to the form backing object (CustomMediaItemVersionFBO.java).
4. Add a label to the language files to translate “Author” in the supported languages.
5. Add the field to the edit JSP (editMetadata.jspf).

Adding a Property to the Business Object

The Business object "CustomMediaItemVersion" represents the data model of the HelloWorld media item. Since we want the author metadata field to be persisted we add this property to this class. We define the property as instance variable and add a getter and setter for it:

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