org.opengis.temporal

Interface Period

All Superinterfaces:

Separation, TemporalGeometricPrimitive, TemporalObject, TemporalOrder, TemporalPrimitive

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPeriod

@UML(identifier="TM_Period",
     specification=ISO_19108)
public interface Period
extends TemporalGeometricPrimitive

A one-dimensional geometric primitive that represent extent in time.

Author:

Stephane Fellah (Image Matters), Alexander Petkov

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Instant	getBeginning() Links this period to the instant at which it starts.
Instant	getEnding() Links this period to the instant at which it ends.

Methods inherited from interface TemporalOrder

relativePosition

Methods inherited from interface Separation

distance, length

Method Detail

getBeginning

@UML(identifier="Beginning",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19108)
Instant getBeginning()

Links this period to the instant at which it starts.

getEnding

@UML(identifier="Ending",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19108)
Instant getEnding()

Links this period to the instant at which it ends.