org.geotools.data.wfs.internal

Interface GetParser<F extends Feature>

All Known Implementing Classes:

PullParserFeatureReader, XmlComplexFeatureParser, XmlFeatureParser, XmlSimpleFeatureParser

public interface GetParser<F extends Feature>

Interface to return appropriate feature parser.

Author:

Adam Brown (Curtin University of Technology)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Close the parser.
FeatureType	getFeatureType() Get the feature type that the parser is targeting.
int	getNumberOfFeatures() Returns the number of features if advertised by the server and the parser was able to get that information for example from the wfs:FeatureCollection "numberOfFeatures" xml attribute, or -1 if unknown.
F	parse()
void	setGeometryFactory(GeometryFactory geometryFactory) Set the geometry factory.

Method Detail

getNumberOfFeatures

int getNumberOfFeatures()

Returns the number of features if advertised by the server and the parser was able to get that information for example from the wfs:FeatureCollection "numberOfFeatures" xml attribute, or -1 if unknown.

Returns:

number of features advertised by server, or -1 if unknown

parse

F parse()
 throws IOException

Returns:

the next feature in the stream or null if there are no more features to parse.

Throws:

IOException

close

void close()
    throws IOException

Close the parser.

Throws:

IOException - Throws IOException if there was a problem closing the parser.

getFeatureType

FeatureType getFeatureType()

Get the feature type that the parser is targeting.

Returns:

The feature type that the parser is targeting.

setGeometryFactory

void setGeometryFactory(GeometryFactory geometryFactory)

Set the geometry factory.

Parameters:

geometryFactory - The geometry factory to use.