Module org.opengis.geoapi

Package org.opengis.metadata.identification

Interface AssociatedResource

All Known Subinterfaces:

AggregateInformation

@UML(identifier="MD_AssociatedResource",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface AssociatedResource

Associated resource information.

Conditional properties:

Following property has default method but shall nevertheless be implemented if the corresponding condition is met:

• Metadata reference is mandatory if the resource name is not provided.

Since:

3.1

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AssociationType	getAssociationType()	Type of relation between the resources.
default InitiativeType	getInitiativeType()	Type of initiative under which the associated resource was produced.
default Citation	getMetadataReference()	Reference to the metadata of the associated resource.
Citation	getName()	Citation information about the associated resource.

Method Details

getName

@UML(identifier="name",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Citation getName()

Citation information about the associated resource.

Returns:

citation information about the associated resource, or null if none.

Condition:

Mandatory if the metadata reference is not documented.

getAssociationType

@UML(identifier="associationType",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
AssociationType getAssociationType()

Type of relation between the resources.

Returns:

the type of relation between the resources.

getInitiativeType

@UML(identifier="initiativeType",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
default InitiativeType getInitiativeType()

Type of initiative under which the associated resource was produced.

Returns:

the type of initiative under which the associated resource was produced, or null if none.

getMetadataReference

@UML(identifier="metadataReference",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
default Citation getMetadataReference()

Reference to the metadata of the associated resource.

Returns:

reference to the metadata of the associated resource, or null if none.

Condition:

Mandatory if the name is not documented.