Package org.geotools.feature

Class FeatureBuilder<FT extends FeatureType,F extends Feature>

Object

FeatureBuilder<FT,F>

Type Parameters:

FT - The kind of FeatureType whose feature the builder will build. Allows you to enforce a stricter specialist type; eg. SimpleFeatureType.

F - The kind of Feature that the builder will build. Allows you to enforce a stricter specialist type; eg. SimpleFeature.

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComplexFeatureBuilder, SimpleFeatureBuilder

public abstract class FeatureBuilder<FT extends FeatureType,F extends Feature>
extends Object

This class provides some common functionality for builders and defines an abstraction for Feature builders' public interfaces.

Author:

Adam Brown (Curtin University of Technology)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected FeatureFactory	factory	the feature factory
protected FT	featureType	the feature type

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	FeatureBuilder(FT featureType, FeatureFactory factory)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract F	buildFeature(String id)
protected Object	convert(Object value, PropertyDescriptor descriptor)
static String	createDefaultFeatureId()	Internal method for creating feature id's when none is specified.
static FeatureIdImpl	createDefaultFeatureIdentifier(String suggestedId)	Internal method for a temporary FeatureId that can be assigned a real value after a commit.
FT	getFeatureType()	Returns the feature type used by this builder as a feature template

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

featureType

protected FT extends FeatureType featureType

the feature type

factory

protected FeatureFactory factory

the feature factory

Constructor Detail

FeatureBuilder

protected FeatureBuilder(FT featureType,
                         FeatureFactory factory)

Method Detail

buildFeature

public abstract F buildFeature(String id)

getFeatureType

public FT getFeatureType()

Returns the feature type used by this builder as a feature template

convert

protected Object convert(Object value,
                         PropertyDescriptor descriptor)

createDefaultFeatureId

public static String createDefaultFeatureId()

Internal method for creating feature id's when none is specified.

createDefaultFeatureIdentifier

public static FeatureIdImpl createDefaultFeatureIdentifier(String suggestedId)

Internal method for a temporary FeatureId that can be assigned a real value after a commit.

Parameters:

suggestedId - suggested id