Begins (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

BinaryTemporalOperator, Filter, MultiValuedFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeginsImpl
```
public interface Begins
extends BinaryTemporalOperator
```
Filter operator that determines if a temporal object is located at the beginning of another temporal object as defined by the Filter Encoding Specification.
The Begins operator is defined by ISO 19108 and has the following semantics:

t1,t2 t1[],t2 t1,t2[] t1[],t2[]

n/a n/a t1 = t2.start t1.start = t2.start and t1.end < t2.end

Since:

8.0

Author:

Justin Deoliveira, OpenGeo

- Nested Class Summary
  - Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface MultiValuedFilter
    MultiValuedFilter.MatchAction
- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field Description
  
  static String NAME
  Operator name
  - Fields inherited from interface Filter
    EXCLUDE, INCLUDE
- Method Summary
  - Methods inherited from interface BinaryTemporalOperator
    getExpression1, getExpression2
  - Methods inherited from interface Filter
    accept, evaluate
  - Methods inherited from interface MultiValuedFilter
    getMatchAction

- Field Detail
  - NAME
```
static final String NAME
```
    Operator name
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values