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 ** $Id: Datatype.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/metadata/Datatype.java $
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 ** Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Open GIS Consortium, Inc.
 ** All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengis.org/legal/
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package org.opengis.metadata;

// J2SE directdependencies
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;

// OpenGIS direct dependencies
import org.opengis.util.CodeList;

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


/**
 * Datatype of element or entity.
 *
 * @version Abstract specification 5.0
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 */
@UML(identifier="MD_DatatypeCode", specification=ISO_19115)
public final class Datatype extends CodeList {
    /**
     * Serial number for compatibility with different versions.
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -307310382687629669L;

    /**
     * List of all enumerations of this type.
     * Must be declared before any enum declaration.
     */
    private static final List VALUES = new ArrayList(15);

    /**
     * Descriptor of a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations, methods,
     * relationships, and behavior.
     */
    @UML(identifier="class", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype CLASS = new Datatype("CLASS");

    /**
     * Flexible enumeration useful for expressing a long list of values, can be extended.
     */
    @UML(identifier="codelist", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype CODE_LIST = new Datatype("CODE_LIST");

    /**
     * Data type whose instances form a list of named literal values, not extendable.
     */
    @UML(identifier="enumeration", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype ENUMERATION = new Datatype("ENUMERATION");

    /**
     * Permissible value for a codelist or enumeration.
     */
    @UML(identifier="codelistElement", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype CODE_LIST_ELEMENT = new Datatype("CODE_LIST_ELEMENT");

    /**
     * Class that cannot be directly instantiated.
     */
    @UML(identifier="abstractClass", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype ABSTRACT_CLASS = new Datatype("ABSTRACT_CLASS");

    /**
     * Class that is composed of classes it is connected to by an aggregate relationship.
     */
    @UML(identifier="aggregateClass", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype AGGREGATE_CLASS = new Datatype("AGGREGATE_CLASS");

    /**
     * Subclass that may be substituted for its superclass.
     */
    @UML(identifier="specifiedClass", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype SPECIFIED_CLASS = new Datatype("SPECIFIED_CLASS");

    /**
     * Class with few or no operations whose primary purpose is to hold the abstract state
     * of another class for transmittal, storage, encoding or persistent storage.
     */
    @UML(identifier="datatypeClass", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype DATATYPE_CLASS = new Datatype("DATATYPE_CLASS");

    /**
     * Named set of operations that characterize the behavior of an element.
     */
    @UML(identifier="interfaceClass", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype INTERFACE_CLASS = new Datatype("INTERFACE_CLASS");

    /**
     * Class describing a selection of one of the specified types.
     */
    @UML(identifier="unionClass", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype UNION_CLASS = new Datatype("UNION_CLASS");

    /**
     * Class whose instances are classes.
     */
    @UML(identifier="metaclass", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype META_CLASS = new Datatype("META_CLASS");

    /**
     * Class used for specification of a domain of instances (objects), together with the
     * operations applicable to the objects. A type may have attributes and associations.
     */
    @UML(identifier="typeClass", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype TYPE_CLASS = new Datatype("TYPE_CLASS");

    /**
     * Free text field.
     */
    @UML(identifier="characterString", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype CHARACTER_STRING = new Datatype("CHARACTER_STRING");

    /**
     * Numerical field.
     */
    @UML(identifier="integer", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype INTEGER = new Datatype("INTEGER");

    /**
     * Semantic relationship between two classes that involves connections among their instances.
     */
    @UML(identifier="association", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public static final Datatype ASSOCIATION = new Datatype("ASSOCIATION");

    /**
     * Constructs an enum with the given name. The new enum is
     * automatically added to the list returned by {@link #values}.
     *
     * @param name The enum name. This name must not be in use by an other enum of this type.
     */
    public Datatype(final String name) {
        super(name, VALUES);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the list of {@code Datatype}s.
     */
    public static Datatype[] values() {
        synchronized (VALUES) {
            return (Datatype[]) VALUES.toArray(new Datatype[VALUES.size()]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the list of enumerations of the same kind than this enum.
     */
    public /*{Datatype}*/ CodeList[] family() {
        return values();
    }
}