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

Version:

Abstract specification 5.0

Field Summary

static String	AUTHORITY_KEY Key for the "authority" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods.
static String	CODE_KEY Key for the "code" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods.
static String	VERSION_KEY Key for the "version" property to be given to the CRS factory createFoo(…) methods.

Method Summary

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

Field Detail

CODE_KEY

static final 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 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 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)
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
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.