org.opengis.metadata

Class Datatype

Object

CodeList<Datatype>

Datatype

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Datatype>

@UML(identifier="MD_DatatypeCode",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public final class Datatype
extends CodeList<Datatype>

Datatype of element or entity.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Datatype	ABSTRACT_CLASS Class that cannot be directly instantiated.
static Datatype	AGGREGATE_CLASS Class that is composed of classes it is connected to by an aggregate relationship.
static Datatype	ASSOCIATION Semantic relationship between two classes that involves connections among their instances.
static Datatype	CHARACTER_STRING Free text field.
static Datatype	CLASS Descriptor of a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations, methods, relationships, and behavior.
static Datatype	CODE_LIST Flexible enumeration useful for expressing a long list of values, can be extended.
static Datatype	CODE_LIST_ELEMENT Permissible value for a codelist or enumeration.
static Datatype	DATATYPE_CLASS Class with few or no operations whose primary purpose is to hold the abstract state of another class for transmittal, storage, encoding or persistent storage.
static Datatype	ENUMERATION Data type whose instances form a list of named literal values, not extendable.
static Datatype	INTEGER Numerical field.
static Datatype	INTERFACE_CLASS Named set of operations that characterize the behavior of an element.
static Datatype	META_CLASS Class whose instances are classes.
static Datatype	SPECIFIED_CLASS Subclass that may be substituted for its superclass.
static Datatype	TYPE_CLASS Class used for specification of a domain of instances (objects), together with the operations applicable to the objects.
static Datatype	UNION_CLASS Class describing a selection of one of the specified types.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Datatype[]	family() Returns the list of enumerations of the same kind than this enum.
static Datatype	valueOf(String code) Returns the datatype that matches the given string, or returns a new one if none match it.
static Datatype[]	values() Returns the list of Datatypes.

Methods inherited from class CodeList

compareTo, equals, identifier, matches, name, ordinal, readResolve, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

CLASS

@UML(identifier="class",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype CLASS

Descriptor of a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations, methods, relationships, and behavior.

CODE_LIST

@UML(identifier="codelist",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype CODE_LIST

Flexible enumeration useful for expressing a long list of values, can be extended.

ENUMERATION

@UML(identifier="enumeration",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype ENUMERATION

Data type whose instances form a list of named literal values, not extendable.

CODE_LIST_ELEMENT

@UML(identifier="codelistElement",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype CODE_LIST_ELEMENT

Permissible value for a codelist or enumeration.

ABSTRACT_CLASS

@UML(identifier="abstractClass",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype ABSTRACT_CLASS

Class that cannot be directly instantiated.

AGGREGATE_CLASS

@UML(identifier="aggregateClass",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype AGGREGATE_CLASS

Class that is composed of classes it is connected to by an aggregate relationship.

SPECIFIED_CLASS

@UML(identifier="specifiedClass",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype SPECIFIED_CLASS

Subclass that may be substituted for its superclass.

DATATYPE_CLASS

@UML(identifier="datatypeClass",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype DATATYPE_CLASS

Class with few or no operations whose primary purpose is to hold the abstract state of another class for transmittal, storage, encoding or persistent storage.

INTERFACE_CLASS

@UML(identifier="interfaceClass",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype INTERFACE_CLASS

Named set of operations that characterize the behavior of an element.

UNION_CLASS

@UML(identifier="unionClass",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype UNION_CLASS

Class describing a selection of one of the specified types.

META_CLASS

@UML(identifier="metaclass",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype META_CLASS

Class whose instances are classes.

TYPE_CLASS

@UML(identifier="typeClass",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype TYPE_CLASS

Class used for specification of a domain of instances (objects), together with the operations applicable to the objects. A type may have attributes and associations.

CHARACTER_STRING

@UML(identifier="characterString",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype CHARACTER_STRING

Free text field.

INTEGER

@UML(identifier="integer",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype INTEGER

Numerical field.

ASSOCIATION

@UML(identifier="association",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Datatype ASSOCIATION

Semantic relationship between two classes that involves connections among their instances.

Method Detail

values

public static Datatype[] values()

Returns the list of Datatypes.

Returns:

The list of codes declared in the current JVM.

family

public Datatype[] family()

Returns the list of enumerations of the same kind than this enum.

Specified by:

family in class CodeList<Datatype>

Returns:

The codes of the same kind than this code.

valueOf

public static Datatype valueOf(String code)

Returns the datatype that matches the given string, or returns a new one if none match it.

Parameters:

code - The name of the code to fetch or to create.

Returns:

A code matching the given name.