NonFeatureTypeProxy (Geotools modules 17-SNAPSHOT API)

Object
- NonFeatureTypeProxy

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttributeType, ComplexType, FeatureType, PropertyType
```
public class NonFeatureTypeProxy
extends Object
implements FeatureType
```
This class represents the fake feature type needed for feature chaining for properties that are not features. When a non feature is mapped separately in app schema data access, it is regarded as a feature since it would have a feature source.

Author:

Rini Angreani (CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`NonFeatureTypeProxy(AttributeType type, FeatureTypeMapping mapping)` Sole constructor
`NonFeatureTypeProxy(AttributeType type, FeatureTypeMapping mapping, Collection<PropertyDescriptor> schema)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)` Equality based on property `PropertyType.getName()`.
`Class`	`getBinding()` The java class that values of properties of the property type are bound to.
`CoordinateReferenceSystem`	`getCoordinateReferenceSystem()` The coordinate reference system of the feature.
`InternationalString`	`getDescription()` Human readable description of this property type.
`PropertyDescriptor`	`getDescriptor(Name name)` Describe a single property by name.
`PropertyDescriptor`	`getDescriptor(String name)` Describe a single property by unqualified name.
`Collection<PropertyDescriptor>`	`getDescriptors()` The property descriptor which compose the complex type.
`GeometryDescriptor`	`getGeometryDescriptor()` Describe the default geometric attribute for this feature.
`Name`	`getName()` The name of the property type.
`Collection`	`getOperations()`
`List<Filter>`	`getRestrictions()` List of restrictions used define valid values for properties of this property type.
`AttributeType`	`getSubject()`
`AttributeType`	`getSuper()` Override of `PropertyType.getSuper()` which type narrows to `AttributeType`.
`Collection<PropertyDescriptor>`	`getTypeDescriptors()` Return only the schema descriptors
`Map<Object,Object>`	`getUserData()` A map of "user data" which enables applications to store "application-specific" information against a property type.
`int`	`hashCode()` Hashcode override based on `PropertyType.getName()`.
`boolean`	`isAbstract()` Flag indicating if the type is abstract or not.
`boolean`	`isIdentified()` Indicates if the type is identified or not.
`boolean`	`isInline()` Indicates ability of XPath to notice this attribute.

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface FeatureType
isIdentified

Methods inherited from interface ComplexType
getBinding, getDescriptor, isInline

Methods inherited from interface AttributeType
getSuper

Methods inherited from interface PropertyType
equals, getDescription, getName, getRestrictions, getUserData, hashCode, isAbstract

- Constructor Detail
  - NonFeatureTypeProxy
```
public NonFeatureTypeProxy(AttributeType type,
                           FeatureTypeMapping mapping)
```
    Sole constructor
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The underlying non feature type
  - NonFeatureTypeProxy
```
public NonFeatureTypeProxy(AttributeType type,
                           FeatureTypeMapping mapping,
                           Collection<PropertyDescriptor> schema)
```
- Method Detail
  - getSubject
```
public AttributeType getSubject()
```
    See Also:
    
    AttributeTypeProxy.getSubject()
  - getDescriptor
```
public PropertyDescriptor getDescriptor(Name name)
```
    Description copied from interface: ComplexType
    
    Describe a single property by name.
    This method returns null if no such property is found.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDescriptor in interface ComplexType
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the property to get.
    
    Returns:
    
    The property matching the specified name, or null.
  - getDescriptors
```
public Collection<PropertyDescriptor> getDescriptors()
```
    Description copied from interface: ComplexType
    
    The property descriptor which compose the complex type.
    A complex type can be composed of attributes and associations which means this collection returns instances of AttributeDescriptor and AssociationDescriptor.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDescriptors in interface ComplexType
    
    Returns:
    
    Collection of descriptors representing the composition of the complex type.
  - getTypeDescriptors
```
public Collection<PropertyDescriptor> getTypeDescriptors()
```
    Return only the schema descriptors
    
    Returns:
  - getCoordinateReferenceSystem
```
public CoordinateReferenceSystem getCoordinateReferenceSystem()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureType
    The coordinate reference system of the feature.
    This value is derived from the default geometry attribute:
```
   ((GeometryType)getDefaultGeometry().getType()).getCRS();
 
```
    This method will return null in the case where no default geometric attribute is defined.
    Specified by:
    
    getCoordinateReferenceSystem in interface FeatureType
    
    Returns:
    
    The coordinate referencing system, or null.
  - getGeometryDescriptor
```
public GeometryDescriptor getGeometryDescriptor()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureType
    
    Describe the default geometric attribute for this feature.
    This method returns null in the case where no such attribute exists.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getGeometryDescriptor in interface FeatureType
    
    Returns:
    
    The descriptor of the default geometry attribute, or null.
  - getDescriptor
```
public PropertyDescriptor getDescriptor(String name)
```
    Description copied from interface: ComplexType
    
    Describe a single property by unqualified name.
    Note: Special care should be taken when using this method in the case that two properties with the same local name but different namespace uri exist. For this reason using ComplexType.getDescriptor(Name) is safer.
    
    This method returns null if no such property is found.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDescriptor in interface ComplexType
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the property to get.
    
    Returns:
    
    The property matching the specified name, or null.
  - isInline
```
public boolean isInline()
```
    Description copied from interface: ComplexType
    Indicates ability of XPath to notice this attribute.
    This facility is used to "hide" an attribute from XPath searches, while the compelx contents will still be navigated no additional nesting will be considered. It will be as if the content were "folded" inline resulting in a flatter nesting structure.
    
    Construct described using Java Interfaces:
```
 interface TestSample {
     String name;
     List measurement;
 }
 interface Measurement {
     long timestamp;
     Point point;
     long reading;
 }
 
```
    The above is can hold the following information:
```
 [ name="survey1",
   measurements=(
       [timestamp=3,point=(2,3), reading=4200],
       [timestamp=9,point=(2,4), reading=445600],
   )
 ]
 
```
    Out of the box this is represented to XPath as the following tree:
```
 root/name: survey1
 root/measurement[0]/timestamp:3
 root/measurement[0]/point: (2,3)
 root/measurement[0]/reading: 4200
 root/measurement[1]/timestamp:9
 root/measurement[2]/point: (2,4)
 root/measurement[3]/reading: 445600
 
```
    By inlining Measurement we can achive the following:
```
 root/name: survey1
 root/timestamp[0]:3
 root/point[0]: (2,3)
 root/reading[0]: 4200
 root/timestamp[1]:9
 root/point[1]: (2,4)
 root/reading[1] 445600
 
```
    Specified by:
    
    isInline in interface ComplexType
    
    Returns:
    
    true if attribute is to be considered transparent by XPath queries
  - getBinding
```
public Class getBinding()
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyType
    
    The java class that values of properties of the property type are bound to.
    This value is never null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBinding in interface PropertyType
    
    Returns:
    
    The binding of the property type.
  - getOperations
```
public Collection getOperations()
```
  - getRestrictions
```
public List<Filter> getRestrictions()
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyType
    
    List of restrictions used define valid values for properties of this property type.
    Each restriction is a Filter object in which the property is passed through. If Filter.evaluate(Object) returns true the restriction is met. If false is returned then the restriction has not been met and the property should be considered invalid. Remember to check getSuper().getRestrictions() as well.
    This method returns an empty set in the case of no restrictions and should not return null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getRestrictions in interface PropertyType
    
    Returns:
    
    List used to validate allowable values.
  - getSuper
```
public AttributeType getSuper()
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeType
    
    Override of PropertyType.getSuper() which type narrows to AttributeType.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSuper in interface AttributeType
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSuper in interface PropertyType
    
    Returns:
    
    The parent or super type, or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    PropertyType.getSuper()
  - isAbstract
```
public boolean isAbstract()
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyType
    
    Flag indicating if the type is abstract or not.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isAbstract in interface PropertyType
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the type is abstract, otherwise false.
  - isIdentified
```
public boolean isIdentified()
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeType
    
    Indicates if the type is identified or not.
    If this method returns true, then the corresponding attribute must have a unique identifier, ie, Attribute#getID() must return a value, and cannot be null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isIdentified in interface AttributeType
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the attribute is identified, otherwise false.
    
    See Also:
    
    Attribute#getID()
  - getDescription
```
public InternationalString getDescription()
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyType
    
    Human readable description of this property type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDescription in interface PropertyType
    
    Returns:
    
    Human readable description of this property type.
  - getName
```
public Name getName()
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyType
    
    The name of the property type.
    Note that this is not the same name as Property.getName(), which is the name of the instance of the type, not the type itself.
    
    The returned name is a qualified name made up of two parts. The first a namespace uri (Name.getNamespaceURI(), and the second a local part (Name.getLocalPart().
    
    This value is never null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface PropertyType
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the property type.
  - getUserData
```
public Map<Object,Object> getUserData()
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyType
    A map of "user data" which enables applications to store "application-specific" information against a property type.
    As an example, consider an application that builds a PropertyType from an xml schema. A useful bit of information to attach to the PropertyType is the original schema itself, in whatever construct it might be stored in:
```
 
 XSDComplexTypeDefinition complexTypeDef = ...;
 PropertyType type = buildPropertyType( complexTypeDef );

 type.getUserData().put( XSDComplexTypeDefintion.class, complexTypeDef );
 
 
```
    Specified by:
    
    getUserData in interface PropertyType
    
    Returns:
    
    A map of user data.
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyType
    
    Equality based on property PropertyType.getName().
    
    Specified by:
    
    equals in interface PropertyType
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    true if other is a PropertyType with the same name
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyType
    
    Hashcode override based on PropertyType.getName().
    
    Specified by:
    
    hashCode in interface PropertyType
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    getName().hashCode()

Class NonFeatureTypeProxy

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class Object

Methods inherited from interface FeatureType

Methods inherited from interface ComplexType

Methods inherited from interface AttributeType

Methods inherited from interface PropertyType

Constructor Detail

NonFeatureTypeProxy

NonFeatureTypeProxy

Method Detail

getSubject

getDescriptor

getDescriptors

getTypeDescriptors

getCoordinateReferenceSystem

getGeometryDescriptor

getDescriptor

isInline

getBinding

getOperations

getRestrictions

getSuper

isAbstract

isIdentified

getDescription

getName

getUserData

equals

hashCode