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 ** $Id: Obligation.java 831 2006-05-01 00:27:23Z Desruisseaux $
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 ** $URL: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/geoapi/code/branches/2.0.x/geoapi/src/main/java/org/opengis/annotation/Obligation.java $
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 ** Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Open GIS Consortium, Inc.
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package org.opengis.annotation;

// Annotations
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;


/**
 * Obligation of the element or entity. The enum values declared here are an exact copy of
 * the code list elements declared in the {@link org.opengis.metadata.Obligation} code list
 * from the metadata package.
 * 
 * @version Abstract specification 5.0
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 */
@UML(identifier="MD_ObligationCode", specification=ISO_19115)
public enum Obligation {
    /**
     * Element is required when a specific condition is met.
     */    
	// @UML(identifier="conditional", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    CONDITIONAL,

    /**
     * Element is not required.
     */
    @UML(identifier="optional", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    OPTIONAL,

    /**
     * Element is always required.
     */
    @UML(identifier="mandatory", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    MANDATORY,

    /**
     * The element should always be {@code null}. This obligation code is used only when
     * a subinterface overrides an association and force it to a {@code null} value.
     * An example is {@link org.opengis.referencing.datum.TemporalDatum#getAnchorPoint}.
     */
    FORBIDDEN
}