Medium (Geotools modules 29-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

MediumImpl
```
@UML(identifier="MD_Medium",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Medium
```
Information about the media on which the resource can be distributed.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Collection<Double>`	`getDensities()`	Density at which the data is recorded.
`Unit<?>`	`getDensityUnits()`	Units of measure for the recording density.
`Collection<MediumFormat>`	`getMediumFormats()`	Method used to write to the medium.
`InternationalString`	`getMediumNote()`	Description of other limitations or requirements for using the medium.
`MediumName`	`getName()`	Name of the medium on which the resource can be received.
`Integer`	`getVolumes()`	Number of items in the media identified.

Method Detail

getName

@UML(identifier="name",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
MediumName getName()

Name of the medium on which the resource can be received.

Returns:: Name of the medium, or null.

getDensities
```
@UML(identifier="density",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<Double> getDensities()
```
Density at which the data is recorded. The numbers should be greater than zero.

Returns:

Density at which the data is recorded, or null.

getDensityUnits

@UML(identifier="densityUnits",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Unit<?> getDensityUnits()

Units of measure for the recording density.

Returns:: Units of measure for the recording density, or null.

getVolumes
```
@UML(identifier="volumes",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Integer getVolumes()
```
Number of items in the media identified. Returns null if unknown.

Returns:

Number of items in the media identified, or null.

getMediumFormats

@UML(identifier="mediumFormat",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<MediumFormat> getMediumFormats()

Method used to write to the medium.

Returns:: Method used to write to the medium, or null.

getMediumNote
```
@UML(identifier="mediumNote",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getMediumNote()
```
Description of other limitations or requirements for using the medium.

Returns:

Description of other limitations for using the medium, or null.