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package org.gvsig.fmap.dal.feature; |
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import java.util.Iterator; |
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import java.util.List; |
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import org.cresques.cts.IProjection; |
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import org.gvsig.fmap.geom.Geometry; |
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import org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynClass; |
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import org.gvsig.tools.evaluator.Evaluator; |
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/**
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* <p>
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* This interface provides all the information that describes the structure of
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* a type of feature, methods for managing it and also offers a variety of utility
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* methods for simplicity's sake.
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* </p>
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*
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* <p>
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* The relevant information that compounds a FeatureType includes:
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* </p>
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*
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* <ul>
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* <li> {@link FeatureAttributeDescriptor}(s)
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* <li> {@link FeatureRule}(s)
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* <li> Its size
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* <li> Its SRS(s)
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* <li> Its identifier
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* <li> Whether features of this type have an OID or not (identifier assigned by the store).
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* </ul>
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*
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* <p>
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* Methods for management include:
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* </p>
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*
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* <ul>
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* <li>Obtaining its editable instance.
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* <li>Obtaining an iterator over its attributes.
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* <li>Knowing whether this FeatureType has any associated evaluator for calculated attributes.
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* </ul>
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*
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* <p>
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* Utility methods include:
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* </p>
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*
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* <ul>
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* <li>Getting a copy of the FeatureType.
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* <li>Getting the default geometry attribute.
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* <li>Getting the default spatial reference system.
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* <ul/>
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*/
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public interface FeatureType extends DynClass { |
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/**
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* Returns a new copy of this FeatureType
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*
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* @return
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* a new copy of this FeatureType
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*/
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public FeatureType getCopy();
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/**
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* Returns a {@link FeatureRules} containing
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* all rules applicable to features of this type.
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*
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* @return
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* a {@link FeatureRules} containing all rules
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* applicable to features of this type.
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*/
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public FeatureRules getRules();
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/**
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* Returns an editable instance of this FeatureType.
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* Any modifications on a FeatureType must be done
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* through its editable instance.
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*
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* @return
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* the editable instance of this FeatureType.
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*
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* @see EditableFeatureType
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*/
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public EditableFeatureType getEditable();
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/**
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* Given the name of an attribute, this method returns
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* its position in this FeatureType.
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*
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* @param name
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* of the attribute
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* @return
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* position of the attribute
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*/
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public int getIndex(String name); |
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/**
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* Returns an attribute descriptor given its name.
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*
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* @param name
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* of the attribute
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* @return
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* descriptor of the attribute, a {@link FeatureAttributeDescriptor}.
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*/
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public Object get(String name); |
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/**
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* Returns an attribute descriptor given its index
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*
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* @param index
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* of the attribute
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*
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* @return
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* descriptor of the attribute, a {@link FeatureAttributeDescriptor}
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*/
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public Object get(int index); |
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/**
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* Returns a {@link FeatureAttributeDescriptor} given the attribute name.
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*
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* @param name
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* of the attribute
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*
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* @return
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* a {@link FeatureAttributeDescriptor}
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*/
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public FeatureAttributeDescriptor getAttributeDescriptor(String name); |
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/**
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* Returns a {@link FeatureAttributeDescriptor} given the attribute index.
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*
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* @param index
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* of the attribute
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*
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* @return
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* a {@link FeatureAttributeDescriptor}
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*/
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public FeatureAttributeDescriptor getAttributeDescriptor(int index); |
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/**
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* Returns an iterator over this FeatureType's attributes. Elements
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* returned by this iterator are of type {@link FeatureAttributeDescriptor}.
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*
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* @return
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* An iterator over this FeatureType's {@link FeatureAttributeDescriptor}s.
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*/
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public Iterator iterator(); |
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/**
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* Returns this FeatureType size. The size of a FeatureType is determined
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* by its number of attributes.
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*
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* @return
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* this FeatureType size, defined as the number of attributes it is composed of.
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*
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*/
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public int size(); |
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/**
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* Returns this FeatureType identifier. This identifier must always be equal
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* to a store.
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*
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* @return the identifier.
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*/
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public String getId(); |
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/**
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* Returns the name of the attribute that will be used as default
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* geometry attribute for those processes that require a geometry (for
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* instance rendering).
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*
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* @return
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* name of the default geometry attribute.
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*/
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public String getDefaultGeometryAttributeName(); |
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/**
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* Returns the index of the attribute that will be used as default
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* geometry attribute.
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*
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* @return
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* index of the default geometry attribute.
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*/
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public int getDefaultGeometryAttributeIndex(); |
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/**
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* Returns a list with the SRSs in which this FeatureType geometries are
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* expressed. Normally there may be one SRS for each attribute of type
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* {@link Geometry}.
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*
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* @return
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* a list with the SRS in which this FeatureType geometries are expressed.
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*/
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public List getSRSs(); |
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/**
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* Returns the SRS in which the default geometry attribute is expressed.
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*
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* @return
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* the SRS in which the default geometry attribute is expressed,
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* null if not has a default geometry attribute.
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*/
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public IProjection getDefaultSRS();
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/**
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* Indicates whether this FeatureType has any assigned {@link Evaluator}(s).
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* Evaluators are used to obtain the values for calculated
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* attributes.
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*
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* @return
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* true if this FeatureType has any assigned {@link Evaluator}(s).
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*/
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public boolean hasEvaluators(); // FIXME: Quitar del interface y dejar en DefaultFeatureType |
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/**
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* Indicates whether {@link Feature}(s) of this FeatureType have an OID defined.
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* An OID is the Feature unique identifier.
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*
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* Some stores provide their own OIDs which are always unique
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* (such as Postgre) while others don't support this concept and
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* then it is the library who creates runtime ad-hoc OIDs as
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* it see fits, but then integrity of this OIDs among different
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* work sessions cannot be guaranteed (this is the case for shape
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* files).
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*
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* @return
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* true if this FeatureType has an OID defined, false otherwise.
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*
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*/
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public boolean hasOID(); |
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/**
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* Incicates if attibutes with automatic values are allowed in the source
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*
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* @return true if source supports this feature, false otherwise
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*/
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public boolean allowAutomaticValues(); |
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/**
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* Returns an Array of the FeatureAttributeDescriptor
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*
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* @return
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*/
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public FeatureAttributeDescriptor[] getAttributeDescriptors(); |
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/**
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* Returns an Array of the FeatureAttributeDescriptor that compounds the
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* primary key
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*
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* @return
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*/
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public FeatureAttributeDescriptor[] getPrimaryKey(); |
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/**
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* Returns the default geometry FeatureAttributeDescriptor. Return null if
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* it's not set
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*
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* @return
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*/
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public FeatureAttributeDescriptor getDefaultGeometryAttribute();
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/**
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* Returns the default time FeatureAttributeDescriptor. Return null if
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* it's not set.
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*
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* @return
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* the default time attribute
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*/
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public FeatureAttributeDescriptor getDefaultTimeAttribute();
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} |