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package org.opengis.feature.catalog;
import java.util.List;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
/**
* Relationship that links instances of this feature type with instances of the same or of different feature type.
* the memberOf-linkBetween association in the general Feature Model is not directly implemented here,
* since it can be easily derived from combining the Role and MemberOf associations.
*
* @author Guilhem Legal
* @module
*/
//@UML(identifier="FC_FeatureAssociation", specification=ISO_19110)
public interface FeatureAssociation extends FeatureType {
/**
* Roles that are a part of this association.
*/
//@UML(identifier="role", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19110)
List<AssociationRole> getRole();
}