def _get_object_as_soft(self):
        """Get the object as SOFT formated string."""
        soft = ["^%s = %s" % (self.geotype, self.name),
                self._get_metadata_as_string(),
                self._get_columns_as_string(),
                self._get_table_as_string()]
        return "\n".join(soft)
Get the object as SOFT formated string.