Package org.geotools.api.feature.type

Interface FeatureType

All Superinterfaces:

AttributeType, ComplexType, PropertyType

All Known Subinterfaces:

SimpleFeatureType

All Known Implementing Classes:

ComplexFeatureTypeImpl, FeatureTypeImpl, FeatureTypeProxy, NonFeatureTypeProxy, SimpleFeatureTypeImpl, UniqueNameFeatureTypeImpl, VPFFeatureClass, VPFFeatureType

public interface FeatureType
extends ComplexType

The type of a Feature.

Beyond a complex type, a feature defines some additional information:

• The default geometric attribute
• The coordinate referencing system (derived from the default geometry)

Author:

Jody Garnett, Refractions Research, Justin Deoliveira, The Open Planning Project

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
CoordinateReferenceSystem	getCoordinateReferenceSystem()	The coordinate reference system of the feature.
GeometryDescriptor	getGeometryDescriptor()	Describe the default geometric attribute for this feature.
boolean	isIdentified()	Features are always identified.

Methods inherited from interface AttributeType

getSuper

Methods inherited from interface ComplexType

getBinding, getDescriptor, getDescriptor, getDescriptors, isInline

Methods inherited from interface PropertyType

equals, getDescription, getName, getRestrictions, getUserData, hashCode, isAbstract

Method Details

isIdentified

boolean isIdentified()

Features are always identified.

Specified by:

isIdentified in interface AttributeType

Returns:

true

See Also:

• Attribute.getIdentifier()

getGeometryDescriptor

GeometryDescriptor getGeometryDescriptor()

Describe the default geometric attribute for this feature.

This method returns null in the case where no such attribute exists.

Returns:

The descriptor of the default geometry attribute, or null.

getCoordinateReferenceSystem

CoordinateReferenceSystem getCoordinateReferenceSystem()

The coordinate reference system of the feature.

This value is derived from the default geometry attribute:

   ((GeometryType)getDefaultGeometry().getType()).getCRS();
 

This method will return null in the case where no default geometric attribute is defined.

Returns:

The coordinate referencing system, or null.