Class AnnotationFeatureType

Object
AnnotationFeatureType

public class AnnotationFeatureType extends Object
Defines required attributes for Annotations.

Annotations represent a text based geographic feature. The geometry stored in the feature indicates where the text should be drawn and the attribute indicated by the ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE_NAME attribute holds the text to be displayed for the feature.

Example:

   if ( feature.getFeatureType().isDescendedFrom( AnnotationFeatureType.ANNOTATION ) )
   {
     String attributeName = (String)feature.getAttribute( AnnotationFeatureType.ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE_NAME );
     String annotationText = (String)feature.getAttribute( attributeName );
     ... // Do something with the annotation text and feature
   }
 
Author:
John Meagher
  • Field Details

    • ANNOTATION

      public static final SimpleFeatureType ANNOTATION
      The FeatureType reference that should be used for Anotations.
    • ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE_NAME

      public static final String ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE_NAME
      The attribute name used to store the attribute name containing the annotation text. This is basically just a level of redirection.
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