Package org.geotools.api.coverage.grid

Interface Format

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractGridFormat, AIGFormat, ArcGridFormat, BaseGDALGridFormat, DTEDFormat, ECWFormat, EnviHdrFormat, ErdasImgFormat, EsriHdrFormat, GeoPackageFormat, GeoTiffFormat, GrassCoverageFormat, GRIBFormat, IDRISIFormat, ImageMosaicFormat, ImagePyramidFormat, JP2ECWFormat, JP2KFormat, JP2KFormat, JP2MrSIDFormat, MBTilesFormat, MrSIDFormat, NetCDFFormat, NITFFormat, PGRasterFormat, RPFTOCFormat, SRPFormat, TPKFormat, UnknownFormat, VRTFormat, VSIFormat, WorldImageFormat

public interface Format

A discovery mechanism to determine the formats supported by a GridCoverageReader or GridCoverageWriter implementation. A GridCoverageReader/GridCoverageWriter implementation can support a number of file format or resources.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getDescription()	Description of the file format.
String	getDocURL()	Documentation URL for the format.
String	getName()	Name of the file format.
ParameterValueGroup	getReadParameters()	Retrieve the parameter information for a read operation.
String	getVendor()	Vendor or agency for the format.
String	getVersion()	Version number of the format.
ParameterValueGroup	getWriteParameters()	Retrieve the parameter information for a write operation.

Method Details

getName

String getName()

Name of the file format.

getDescription

String getDescription()

Description of the file format. If no description, the value will be null.

getVendor

String getVendor()

Vendor or agency for the format.

getDocURL

String getDocURL()

Documentation URL for the format.

getVersion

String getVersion()

Version number of the format.

getReadParameters

@UML(identifier="getParameterInfo, numParameters",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=OGC_01004)
ParameterValueGroup getReadParameters()

Retrieve the parameter information for a read operation.

getWriteParameters

@UML(identifier="getParameterInfo, numParameters",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=OGC_01004)
ParameterValueGroup getWriteParameters()

Retrieve the parameter information for a write operation.