code: def _get_object_as_soft(self):
          
          soft = []
          if self.database is not None:
              soft.append(self.database._get_object_as_soft())
          soft += ["^%s = %s" % (self.geotype, self.name),
                   self._get_metadata_as_string()]
          for subset in self.subsets.values():
              soft.append(subset._get_object_as_soft())
          soft += ["^%s = %s" % (self.geotype, self.name),
                   self._get_columns_as_string(),
                   self._get_table_as_string()]
          return "\n".join(soft)
docs: Return object as SOFT formatted string.