code: public List<TiffObject> getMetadataList(String name) {
      List<TiffObject> l = new ArrayList<TiffObject>();
      if (metadata == null)
        createMetadataDictionary();
      if (metadata.contains(name))
        l = metadata.getList(name);
      return l;
    }
docs: Gets the metadata ok a given class name.
  
  @param name the class name
  @return the list of metadata that matches with the class name