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032    package org.opengis.metadata.acquisition;
033    
034    import java.util.Date;
035    
036    import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
037    
038    import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
039    import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
040    
041    
042    /**
043     * Range of date validity.
044     *
045     * @author  Cédric Briançon (Geomatys)
046     * @version 3.0
047     * @since   2.3
048     */
049    @UML(identifier="MI_RequestedDate", specification=ISO_19115_2)
050    public interface RequestedDate {
051        /**
052         * Preferred date and time of collection.
053         * <p>
054         * <TABLE WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="center" CELLPADDING="18" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFE0B0">
055         *   <TR><TD>
056         *     <P align="justify"><B>Warning:</B> The return type of this method may change
057         *     in GeoAPI 3.1 release. It may be replaced by a type matching more closely
058         *     either ISO 19108 (<cite>Temporal Schema</cite>) or ISO 19103.</P>
059         *   </TD></TR>
060         * </TABLE>
061         *
062         * @return Preferred date and time.
063         */
064        @UML(identifier="requestedDateOfCollection", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115_2)
065        Date getRequestedDateOfCollection();
066    
067        /**
068         * Latest date and time collection must be completed.
069         * <p>
070         * <TABLE WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="center" CELLPADDING="18" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFE0B0">
071         *   <TR><TD>
072         *     <P align="justify"><B>Warning:</B> The return type of this method may change
073         *     in GeoAPI 3.1 release. It may be replaced by a type matching more closely
074         *     either ISO 19108 (<cite>Temporal Schema</cite>) or ISO 19103.</P>
075         *   </TD></TR>
076         * </TABLE>
077         *
078         * @return Latest date and time.
079         */
080        @UML(identifier="latestAcceptableDate", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115_2)
081        Date getLatestAcceptableDate();
082    }