/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2003-2008, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* version 2.1 of the License.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*/
package org.geotools.feature;
import org.opengis.filter.Filter;
/**
* Adds the ability to have restrictions on a particular data primitive
* in a declarative manner.
*
* Standard expectations include internal validation using the specified
* restrictions, and that the restrictions are immutable.
*
* @author dzwiers
* @source $URL$
*
* @deprecated Will be removed in geotools 2.6
*/
public interface PrimativeAttributeType extends AttributeType {
/**
* This provides access to the immutable restriction for this attribute
* type. This restriction should be applied when real data hits instances
* of this class. This mapps to the idea of a Facet in xml schema, or
* restrictions in a database.
*
* Examples may include Length <= 20 (VARCHAR 20)
*
* The Default value is Filter.EXCLUDE
*
* @return the restriction for applied to this attribute type, or
* Filter.EXCLUDE. Mat not be null.
*
* @see Filter
* @see Filter#ALL
*/
Filter getRestriction();
}