org.opengis.metadata.citation

Class Role

Object

CodeList<Role>

Role

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Role>

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

Function performed by the responsible party.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD), Cory Horner (Refractions Research)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Role	AUTHOR Party who authored the resource.
static Role	CUSTODIAN Party that accepts accountability and responsibility for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource.
static Role	DISTRIBUTOR Party who distributes the resource.
static Role	ORIGINATOR Party who created the resource.
static Role	OWNER Party that owns the resource.
static Role	POINT_OF_CONTACT Party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource.
static Role	PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR Key party responsible for gathering information and conducting research.
static Role	PROCESSOR Party who has processed the data in a manner such that the resource has been modified.
static Role	PUBLISHER Party who published the resource.
static Role	RESOURCE_PROVIDER Party that supplies the resource.
static Role	USER Party who uses the resource.

Method Summary

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

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

RESOURCE_PROVIDER

@UML(identifier="resourceProvider",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role RESOURCE_PROVIDER

Party that supplies the resource.

CUSTODIAN

@UML(identifier="custodian",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role CUSTODIAN

Party that accepts accountability and responsibility for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource.

OWNER

@UML(identifier="owner",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role OWNER

Party that owns the resource.

USER

@UML(identifier="user",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role USER

Party who uses the resource.

DISTRIBUTOR

@UML(identifier="distributor",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role DISTRIBUTOR

Party who distributes the resource.

ORIGINATOR

@UML(identifier="originator",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role ORIGINATOR

Party who created the resource.

POINT_OF_CONTACT

@UML(identifier="pointOfContact",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role POINT_OF_CONTACT

Party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource.

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

@UML(identifier="principalInvestigator",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Key party responsible for gathering information and conducting research.

PROCESSOR

@UML(identifier="processor",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role PROCESSOR

Party who has processed the data in a manner such that the resource has been modified.

PUBLISHER

@UML(identifier="publisher",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role PUBLISHER

Party who published the resource.

AUTHOR

@UML(identifier="author",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role AUTHOR

Party who authored the resource.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.1

Method Detail

values

public static Role[] values()

Returns the list of Roles.

Returns:

The list of codes declared in the current JVM.

family

public Role[] family()

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

Specified by:

family in class CodeList<Role>

Returns:

The codes of the same kind than this code.

valueOf

public static Role valueOf(String code)

Returns the role 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.