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* Created on Oct 29, 2003
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package org.geotools.data.oracle.sdo;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.CoordinateSequenceFactory;
/**
* Extends CoordianteSequenceFactory with meta data information.
* <p>
* This allows us to determine the dimensions of a Geometry.
* </p>
* @author jgarnett
*
* @source $URL$
*/
public interface CoordinateAccessFactory extends CoordinateSequenceFactory {
/**
* Create method that allows additional content.
* <p>
* Example: (x,y,z,t) getDimension()==2, getNumAttributes()==2
* </p>
* <pre><code>
* <b>xyz</b>:[ [ x1, x2,...,xN], [ y1, y2,...,yN] ]
* <b>attributes</b>:[ [ z1, z2,...,zN], [ t1, t2,..., tN] ]
* </code></pre>
* @param xyz an array of doubles in column major order where xyz.length == getDimension()
* @param attributes an array of Objects which can be null. Column major measure arrays where attributes.length == getNumAttributes()
*/
public CoordinateAccess create(double[] xyz[], Object[] attributes );
/** Number of spatial ordinates() */
public int getDimension();
/** Number of non spatial ordinates() */
public int getNumAttributes();
}