All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Role>
```
@UML(identifier="CI_RoleCode",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public final class Role
extends CodeList<Role>
```
Function performed by the responsible party.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

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

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static Role`	`AUTHOR`	Party who authored the resource.
`static Role`	`CUSTODIAN`	Party that accepts accountability and responsibility for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource.
`static Role`	`DISTRIBUTOR`	Party who distributes the resource.
`static Role`	`ORIGINATOR`	Party who created the resource.
`static Role`	`OWNER`	Party that owns the resource.
`static Role`	`POINT_OF_CONTACT`	Party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource.
`static Role`	`PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR`	Key party responsible for gathering information and conducting research.
`static Role`	`PROCESSOR`	Party who has processed the data in a manner such that the resource has been modified.
`static Role`	`PUBLISHER`	Party who published the resource.
`static Role`	`RESOURCE_PROVIDER`	Party that supplies the resource.
`static Role`	`USER`	Party who uses the resource.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Role[]`	`family()`	Returns the list of enumerations of the same kind than this enum.
`static Role`	`valueOf(String code)`	Returns the role that matches the given string, or returns a new one if none match it.
`static Role[]`	`values()`	Returns the list of `Role`s.

Methods inherited from class CodeList
compareTo, equals, hashCode, identifier, matches, name, ordinal, readResolve, toString, valueOf

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

Field Detail

RESOURCE_PROVIDER

@UML(identifier="resourceProvider",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role RESOURCE_PROVIDER

Party that supplies the resource.

CUSTODIAN

@UML(identifier="custodian",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role CUSTODIAN

Party that accepts accountability and responsibility for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource.

OWNER

@UML(identifier="owner",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role OWNER

Party that owns the resource.

USER

@UML(identifier="user",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role USER

Party who uses the resource.

DISTRIBUTOR

@UML(identifier="distributor",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role DISTRIBUTOR

Party who distributes the resource.

ORIGINATOR

@UML(identifier="originator",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role ORIGINATOR

Party who created the resource.

POINT_OF_CONTACT

@UML(identifier="pointOfContact",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role POINT_OF_CONTACT

Party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource.

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

@UML(identifier="principalInvestigator",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Key party responsible for gathering information and conducting research.

PROCESSOR

@UML(identifier="processor",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role PROCESSOR

Party who has processed the data in a manner such that the resource has been modified.

PUBLISHER

@UML(identifier="publisher",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role PUBLISHER

Party who published the resource.

AUTHOR

@UML(identifier="author",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final Role AUTHOR

Party who authored the resource.

Since:: GeoAPI 2.1

Method Detail
- values
```
public static Role[] values()
```
  Returns the list of Roles.
  
  Returns:
  
  The list of codes declared in the current JVM.
- family
```
public Role[] family()
```
  Returns the list of enumerations of the same kind than this enum.
  
  Specified by:
  
  family in class CodeList<Role>
  
  Returns:
  
  The codes of the same kind than this code.
- valueOf
```
public static Role valueOf(String code)
```
  Returns the role that matches the given string, or returns a new one if none match it.
  
  Parameters:
  
  code - The name of the code to fetch or to create.
  
  Returns:
  
  A code matching the given name.

Class Role