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032    package org.opengis.metadata.content;
033    
034    import java.util.Collection;
035    
036    import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
037    import org.opengis.util.InternationalString;
038    import org.opengis.util.Record;
039    
040    import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
041    import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
042    
043    
044    /**
045     * Description of specific range elements.
046     *
047     * @author  Cédric Briançon (Geomatys)
048     * @version 3.0
049     * @since   2.3
050     *
051     * @navassoc - - - Record
052     */
053    @UML(identifier="MI_RangeElementDescription", specification=ISO_19115_2)
054    public interface RangeElementDescription {
055        /**
056         * Designation associated with a set of range elements.
057         *
058         * @return Designation associated with a set of range elements.
059         */
060        @UML(identifier="name", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115_2)
061        InternationalString getName();
062    
063        /**
064         * Description of a set of specific range elements.
065         *
066         * @return Description of a set of specific range elements.
067         */
068        @UML(identifier="definition", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115_2)
069        InternationalString getDefinition();
070    
071        /**
072         * Specific range elements, i.e. range elements associated with a name and their definition.
073         *
074         * @return Specific range elements.
075         */
076        @UML(identifier="rangeElement", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115_2)
077        Collection<? extends Record> getRangeElements();
078    }