/*---------------- FILE HEADER ------------------------------------------
This file is part of deegree.
Copyright (C) 2001 by:
EXSE, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
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lat/lon GmbH
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It has been implemented within SEAGIS - An OpenSource implementation of OpenGIS specification
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package org.deegree.model.csct.cs;
// Miscellaneous
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Procedure used to measure time.
*
* @version 1.0
* @author Martin Desruisseaux
*/
public class TemporalDatum extends Datum
{
/**
* Serial number for interoperability with different versions.
*/
private static final long serialVersionUID = 6313740402733520130L;
/**
* Default datum for Universal Time Clock (UTC).
* UTC is based on an atomic clock, while GMT is
* based on astronomical observations.
*/
public static final TemporalDatum UTC = (TemporalDatum) pool.intern(
new TemporalDatum("UTC", DatumType.UTC));
/**
* Creates a temporal datum from an enumerated type value.
*
* @param name Name to give new object.
* @param type Type of temporal datum to create.
*/
public TemporalDatum(final String name, final DatumType.Temporal type)
{super(name, type);}
/**
* Creates a temporal datum.
*
* @param properties The set of properties (see {@link Info}).
* @param type Type of temporal datum to create.
*/
TemporalDatum(final Map properties, final DatumType type)
{super(properties, type);}
/**
* Gets the type of the datum as an enumerated code.
*
* Note: return type will be changed to {@link DatumType.Temporal}
* when we will be able to use generic types (with JDK 1.5).
*/
public DatumType/*.Temporal*/ getDatumType()
{return (DatumType.Temporal) super.getDatumType();}
/**
* Fill the part inside "[...]".
* Used for formatting Well Know Text (WKT).
*/
String addString(final StringBuffer buffer)
{
super.addString(buffer);
return "TEMPORAL_DATUM";
}
}