OnLineResource (Geotools modules 33-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

OnLineResourceImpl
```
public interface OnLineResource
```
Information about on-line sources from which the dataset, specification, or community profile name and extended metadata elements can be obtained.

Since:

GeoAPI 1.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD), Cory Horner (Refractions Research)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getApplicationProfile()`	Name of an application profile that can be used with the online resource.
`InternationalString`	`getDescription()`	Detailed text description of what the online resource is/does.
`OnLineFunction`	`getFunction()`	Code for function performed by the online resource.
`URI`	`getLinkage()`	Location (address) for on-line access using a Uniform Resource Locator address or similar addressing scheme such as http://www.statkart.no/isotc211.
`String`	`getName()`	Name of the online resource.
`String`	`getProtocol()`	Connection protocol to be used.

- Method Detail
  - getLinkage
```
URI getLinkage()
```
    Location (address) for on-line access using a Uniform Resource Locator address or similar addressing scheme such as http://www.statkart.no/isotc211.
    
    Returns:
    
    Location for on-line access using a Uniform Resource Locator address or similar scheme.
  - getProtocol
```
String getProtocol()
```
    Connection protocol to be used. Returns null if none.
    
    Returns:
    
    Connection protocol to be used, or null.
  - getApplicationProfile
```
String getApplicationProfile()
```
    Name of an application profile that can be used with the online resource. Returns null if none.
    
    Returns:
    
    Application profile that can be used with the online resource, or null.
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Name of the online resource. Returns null if none.
    
    Returns:
    
    Name of the online resource, or null.
    
    Since:
    
    GeoAPI 2.1
  - getDescription
```
InternationalString getDescription()
```
    Detailed text description of what the online resource is/does. Returns null if none.
    
    Returns:
    
    Text description of what the online resource is/does, or null.
  - getFunction
```
OnLineFunction getFunction()
```
    Code for function performed by the online resource. Returns null if unspecified.
    
    Returns:
    
    Function performed by the online resource, or null.