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032    package org.opengis.sld;
033    
034    import org.opengis.annotation.XmlElement;
035    import org.opengis.style.Description;
036    
037    /**
038     * Commun interface for NamedLayer and UserLayer. 
039     * 
040     * @version <A HREF="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/sld">Implementation specification 1.1.0</A>
041     * @author Open Geospatial Consortium
042     * @author Johann Sorel (Geomatys)
043     * @since GeoAPI 2.2
044     */
045    public interface Layer {
046        
047        /**
048         * For a NamedLayer : the Name identifies the well-known name of the layer being referenced, and is required. All
049         * possible well-known names are usually identified in the capabilities document for a
050         * server.
051         * For a UserLayer : The Name element simply identifies the user layer.
052         */
053        @XmlElement("Name")
054        String getName();
055    
056        /**
057         * The Description element is also reused throughout SE and SLD and gives an informative
058         * description of the “object” being defined. This information can be extracted and used for
059         * such purposes as creating informal searchable metadata in catalogue systems. More
060         * metadata fields may be added to this element in the future. The Name is not considered
061         * to be part of a description since a name has a functional use that is more than just
062         * descriptive.
063         */
064        @XmlElement("Description")
065        Description getDescription();
066        
067    }