Package org.geotools.feature

Class FeatureBuilder<FT extends FeatureType,F extends Feature>

Object
FeatureBuilder<FT,F>
Type Parameters:
FT - The kind of FeatureType whose feature the builder will build. Allows you to enforce a stricter specialist type; eg. SimpleFeatureType.
F - The kind of Feature that the builder will build. Allows you to enforce a stricter specialist type; eg. SimpleFeature.
Direct Known Subclasses:
ComplexFeatureBuilder, SimpleFeatureBuilder
public abstract class FeatureBuilder<FT extends FeatureType,F extends Feature> extends Object
This class provides some common functionality for builders and defines an abstraction for Feature builders' public interfaces.
Author:
Adam Brown (Curtin University of Technology)

  • Field Details

    • featureType

      protected FT extends FeatureType featureType
      the feature type

    • factory

      protected FeatureFactory factory
      the feature factory

  • Constructor Details

    • FeatureBuilder

      protected FeatureBuilder(FT featureType, FeatureFactory factory)

  • Method Details

    • buildFeature

      public abstract F buildFeature(String id)

    • getFeatureType

      public FT getFeatureType()
      Returns the feature type used by this builder as a feature template

    • convert

      protected Object convert(Object value, PropertyDescriptor descriptor)

    • createDefaultFeatureId

      public static String createDefaultFeatureId()
      Internal method for creating feature id's when none is specified.

    • createDefaultFeatureIdentifier

      public static FeatureIdImpl createDefaultFeatureIdentifier(String suggestedId)
      Internal method for a temporary FeatureId that can be assigned a real value after a commit.
      Parameters:
      suggestedId - suggested id