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032    package org.opengis.coverage;
033    
034    import org.opengis.util.Record;
035    import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
036    
037    import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
038    import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
039    
040    
041    /**
042     * Represents an element from the range of the {@linkplain Coverage coverage}.
043     *
044     * @version ISO 19123:2004
045     * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
046     * @since   GeoAPI 2.1
047     *
048     * @see Coverage#getRangeElements
049     */
050    @UML(identifier="CV_AttributeValues", specification=ISO_19123)
051    public interface AttributeValues {
052        /**
053         * Returns a record containing one value for each attribute, as specified in the
054         * {@linkplain Coverage#getRangeType coverage's range type}.
055         * <p>
056         * <B>Examples:</B>
057         * <ul>
058         *   <li>A coverage with a single (scalar) value (such as elevation).</li>
059         *   <li>A coverage with a series (array / tensor) of values all defined in the same way
060         *       (such as brightness values in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum).</li>
061         * </ul>
062         *
063         * @return The value for each attribute.
064         */
065        @UML(identifier="values", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19123)
066        Record getValues();
067    }