org.opengis.metadata.citation

Class DateType

Object

CodeList<DateType>

DateType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<DateType>

@UML(identifier="CI_DateTypeCode",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public final class DateType
extends CodeList<DateType>

Identification of when a given event occurred

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static DateType	CREATION Date identifies when the resource was brought into existence.
static DateType	PUBLICATION Date identifies when the resource was issued.
static DateType	REVISION Date identifies when the resource was examined or re-examined and improved or amended.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DateType[]	family() Returns the list of enumerations of the same kind than this enum.
static DateType	valueOf(String code) Returns the date type that matches the given string, or returns a new one if none match it.
static DateType[]	values() Returns the list of DateTypes.

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

CREATION

@UML(identifier="creation",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final DateType CREATION

Date identifies when the resource was brought into existence.

PUBLICATION

@UML(identifier="publication",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final DateType PUBLICATION

Date identifies when the resource was issued.

REVISION

@UML(identifier="revision",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final DateType REVISION

Date identifies when the resource was examined or re-examined and improved or amended.

Method Detail

values

public static DateType[] values()

Returns the list of DateTypes.

Returns:

The list of codes declared in the current JVM.

family

public DateType[] family()

Returns the list of enumerations of the same kind than this enum.

Specified by:

family in class CodeList<DateType>

Returns:

The codes of the same kind than this code.

valueOf

public static DateType valueOf(String code)

Returns the date type 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.