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032    package org.opengis.metadata.citation;
033    
034    import org.opengis.util.InternationalString;
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     * Information about the series, or aggregate dataset, to which a dataset belongs.
043     *
044     * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
045     * @version 3.0
046     * @since   1.0
047     */
048    @UML(identifier="CI_Series", specification=ISO_19115)
049    public interface Series {
050        /**
051         * Name of the series, or aggregate dataset, of which the dataset is a part.
052         * Returns {@code null} if none.
053         *
054         * @return The name of the series or aggregate dataset.
055         */
056        @UML(identifier="name", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
057        InternationalString getName();
058    
059        /**
060         * Information identifying the issue of the series.
061         *
062         * @return Information identifying the issue of the series.
063         */
064        @UML(identifier="issueIdentification", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
065        String getIssueIdentification();
066    
067        /**
068         * Details on which pages of the publication the article was published.
069         *
070         * @return Details on which pages of the publication the article was published.
071         */
072        @UML(identifier="page", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
073        String getPage();
074    }