Module org.opengis.geoapi

Package org.opengis.util

Interface Type

All Known Subinterfaces:

RecordType

@UML(identifier="Type",
     specification=ISO_19103,
     version=2005)
public interface Type

Base interface of type definitions. Every Type is identified by a TypeName. Type is either the base interface of meta-classes such as RecordType, or the return value of methods providing information about fields or members such as RecordType.getFieldTypes().

Type can optionally be associated to a Java class. The Java class can be inferred from the TypeName using a naming convention, or be provided directly by the implementation.

Since:

2.3

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeName	getTypeName()	Returns the name that identifies this type.
default Optional<Type>	toJavaType()	Returns the Java type corresponding to the OGC/ISO type.

Method Details

getTypeName

@UML(identifier="typeName",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19103,
     version=2005)
TypeName getTypeName()

Returns the name that identifies this type. This method can be think as the equivalent of the Java Class.getName() method.

Returns:

the name that identifies this type.

toJavaType

default Optional<Type> toJavaType()

Returns the Java type corresponding to the OGC/ISO type. By default, the Java type is inferred from the name by delegating to TypeName.toJavaType().

Returns:

the Java type (usually a Class) for this OGC/ISO type.

Since:

3.1

Departure from OGC/ISO standard for closer integration with the Java environment

Added for integration with the Java language.