TemporalPosition.java example

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package org.opengis.temporal;

import org.opengis.annotation.UML;

import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;


/**
 * Used for describing temporal positions referenced to other temporal reference systems.
 *
 * @author Stephane Fellah (Image Matters)
 * @author Alexander Petkov
 *
 * @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/library/opengis/src/main/java/org/opengis/temporal/TemporalPosition.java $
 */
@UML(identifier="TM_TemporalPosition", specification=ISO_19108)
public interface TemporalPosition {
    /**
     * This attribute provides the only value for temporal position unless a subtype of
     * {@code TemporalPosition} is used as the data type. When this attribute is used with
     * a subtype of {@code TemporalPosition}, it provides a qualifier to the specific value
     * for temporal position provided by the subtype.
     *
     * @todo Method name doesn't match the return type.
     */
    @UML(identifier="indeterminatePosition", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19108)
    IndeterminateValue getIndeterminatePosition();
}