Package org.opengis.metadata

Interface Identifier

All Known Subinterfaces:

ReferenceIdentifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

IdentifierImpl, NamedIdentifier

@UML(identifier="MD_Identifier",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Identifier

Value uniquely identifying an object within a namespace.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	AUTHORITY_KEY	Key for the "authority" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods.
static String	CODE_KEY	Key for the "code" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Citation	getAuthority()	Organization or party responsible for definition and maintenance of the code.
String	getCode()	Alphanumeric value identifying an instance in the namespace.

Field Detail

CODE_KEY

static final String CODE_KEY

Key for the "code" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods. This is used for setting the value to be returned by getCode().

See Also:

getCode(), Constant Field Values

AUTHORITY_KEY

static final String AUTHORITY_KEY

Key for the "authority" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods. This is used for setting the value to be returned by getAuthority().

See Also:

getAuthority(), Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getCode

@UML(identifier="code",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
String getCode()

Alphanumeric value identifying an instance in the namespace.

Returns:

Value identifying an instance in the namespace.

getAuthority

@UML(identifier="authority",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Citation getAuthority()

Organization or party responsible for definition and maintenance of the code.

Returns:

Party responsible for definition and maintenance of the code.