Package org.geotools.api.util
Names and Namespaces
The job of a "name" in the context of ISO 19103 is to associate that name
with an Object. Examples given are objects: which form namespaces
for their attributes, and Schema: which form namespaces for their components.
A straightforward and natural use of the namespace structure defined in 19103 is the translation
of given names into specific storage formats. XML has different naming rules than shapefiles,
and both are different than NetCDF. This common framework can easily be harnessed to impose
constraints specific to a particular application without requiring that a separate implementation
of namespaces be provided for each format.
Records and Schemas
Records and Schemas are similar to a struct in C/C++, a table in SQL,
a RECORD in Pascal, or an attribute-only class in Java if it were stripped of all notions
of inheritance. They are organized into named collections called Schemas. Both records and schemas
behave as dictionaries for their members and are similar to "packages" in Java.
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Interface Summary Interface Description Cloneable Indicates that it is legal to make a field-for-field copy of instances of implementing classes.GenericName A sequence of identifiers rooted within the context of a namespace.InternationalString LocalName Identifier within a name space for a local object.MemberName The name to identify a member of a record.NameFactory Factory for generic names and international strings.NameSpace A domain in which names given by character strings are defined.ProgressListener Monitor the progress of some lengthly operation, and allows cancelation.Record A list of logically related elements as (name, value) pairs in a dictionary.RecordSchema A collection of record types.RecordType The type definition of a record.ScopedName A composite of a local name (as head) for locating another name space, and a generic name (as tail) valid in that name space.TypeName The name of an attribute type. -
Class Summary Class Description CodeList<E extends CodeList<E>> Base class for all code lists.UnlimitedInteger An integer with associated infinite flag.