Bukkit Metadata

  //Reading metadata functions...
  /////////////////////////////////////////////////// 
    public String getMetadataString(Player player, String key, Plugin plugin) {
        List<MetadataValue> values = player.getMetadata(key);
        for (MetadataValue value : values) {
            if (value.getOwningPlugin().getDescription().getName().equals(plugin.getDescription().getName())) {
                return value.asString(); //value();
            }
        }
        return "";
    }
    
    public boolean getMetadata(Player player, String key, Plugin plugin) {
        List<MetadataValue> values = player.getMetadata(key);
        if(plugin == null){  logme( LOG_LEVELS.DEBUG, "getMetadata Plugin info", "Plugin is null");return false; }
        if(plugin.getDescription() == null){logme( LOG_LEVELS.DEBUG, "getMetadata Plugin info", "Plugin.getDescription is null"); return false; }
        if(plugin.getDescription().getName() == null){logme( LOG_LEVELS.DEBUG, "getMetadata Plugin info", "Plugin.getDescription.getName is null"); return false; }
       
        for (MetadataValue value : values) {
            if (value.getOwningPlugin().getDescription().getName().equals(plugin.getDescription().getName())) {
                return value.asBoolean(); //value();
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
    
    ///////////////////////////////
    //Setting Metadata
      player.setMetadata("currentchannel", new FixedMetadataValue(plugin, curChannel));