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 ** $Id: ConformanceResult.java 831 2006-05-01 00:27:23Z Desruisseaux $
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package org.opengis.metadata.quality;

// OpenGIS direct dependencies
import org.opengis.util.InternationalString;
import org.opengis.metadata.citation.Citation;

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


/**
 * Information about the outcome of evaluating the obtained value (or set of values) against
 * a specified acceptable conformance quality level.
 *
 * @version Abstract specification 5.0
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 */
@UML(identifier="DQ_ConformanceResult", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface ConformanceResult extends Result {
    /**
     * Citation of product specification or user requirement against which data is being evaluated.
     */
    @UML(identifier="specification", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    Citation getSpecification();

    /**
     * Explanation of the meaning of conformance for this result.
     */
    @UML(identifier="explanation", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    InternationalString getExplanation();

    /**
     * Indication of the conformance result.
     */
    @UML(identifier="pass", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    boolean pass();
}