Module org.opengis.geoapi

Package org.opengis.feature

Interface PropertyType

All Superinterfaces:

IdentifiedType

All Known Subinterfaces:

AttributeType<V>, DynamicAttributeType<V>, FeatureAssociationRole, Operation

@Classifier(METACLASS)
@UML(identifier="PropertyType",
     specification=ISO_19109)
public interface PropertyType
extends IdentifiedType

Characteristics that may be associated with a FeatureType. This interface is the parent type of attribute type, feature association role and operation, but not feature type.

Property types typically define the following properties:

• A name and a human-readable description.
• The type of values (in AttributeType and FeatureAssociationRole).
• Number of allowable occurrences of the value (in AttributeType and FeatureAssociationRole).
• A default value (in AttributeType).

Since:

3.1

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.opengis.feature.IdentifiedType

getDefinition, getDescription, getDesignation, getName