org.opengis.metadata

Interface Identifier

@UML(identifier="MD_Identifier",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Identifier

Value uniquely identifying an object within a namespace.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	AUTHORITY_KEY Key for the "authority" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods.
static java.lang.String	CODE_KEY Key for the "code" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods.
static java.lang.String	VERSION_KEY Key for the "version" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Citation	getAuthority() Organization or party responsible for definition and maintenance of the code.
java.lang.String	getCode() Alphanumeric value identifying an instance in the namespace.
java.lang.String	getVersion() Identifier of the version of the associated code, as specified by the code authority.

Field Detail

CODE_KEY

static final java.lang.String CODE_KEY

Key for the "code" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods. This is used for setting the value to be returned by getCode().

See Also:

getCode(), Constant Field Values

AUTHORITY_KEY

static final java.lang.String AUTHORITY_KEY

Key for the "authority" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods. This is used for setting the value to be returned by getAuthority().

See Also:

getAuthority(), Constant Field Values

VERSION_KEY

static final java.lang.String VERSION_KEY

Key for the "version" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods. This is used for setting the value to be returned by getVersion().

See Also:

getVersion(), Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getCode

@UML(identifier="code",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
java.lang.String getCode()

Alphanumeric value identifying an instance in the namespace.

getAuthority

@UML(identifier="authority",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Citation getAuthority()

Organization or party responsible for definition and maintenance of the code.

getVersion

@Extension
java.lang.String getVersion()

Identifier of the version of the associated code, as specified by the code authority. This version is included only when the code uses versions. When appropriate, the edition is identified by the effective date, coded using ISO 8601 date format.