TemporalDatum (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

Datum, IdentifiedObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultTemporalDatum
```
public interface TemporalDatum
extends Datum
```
A temporal datum defines the origin of a temporal coordinate reference system.

Since:

GeoAPI 1.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface Datum
  ANCHOR_POINT_KEY, DOMAIN_OF_VALIDITY_KEY, REALIZATION_EPOCH_KEY, SCOPE_KEY
- Fields inherited from interface IdentifiedObject
  ALIAS_KEY, IDENTIFIERS_KEY, NAME_KEY, REMARKS_KEY

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`InternationalString`	`getAnchorPoint()`	This attribute is defined in the `Datum` parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.
`Date`	`getOrigin()`	The date and time origin of this temporal datum.
`Date`	`getRealizationEpoch()`	This attribute is defined in the `Datum` parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.

Methods inherited from interface Datum
getDomainOfValidity, getScope

Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject
getAlias, getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks, toWKT

- Method Detail
  - getOrigin
```
Date getOrigin()
```
    The date and time origin of this temporal datum.
    
    Returns:
    
    The date and time origin of this temporal datum.
  - getAnchorPoint
```
InternationalString getAnchorPoint()
```
    This attribute is defined in the Datum parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAnchorPoint in interface Datum
    
    Returns:
    
    Always null.
  - getRealizationEpoch
```
Date getRealizationEpoch()
```
    This attribute is defined in the Datum parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getRealizationEpoch in interface Datum
    
    Returns:
    
    Always null.