/*
* Geotoolkit - An Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://www.geotoolkit.org
*
* (C) 2008 - 2009, Geomatys
*
* 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; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* 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.geotoolkit.swe.xml;
import org.geotoolkit.gml.xml.AbstractGML;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
/**
* Base type for all data components.
*
* @author legal
* @module
*/
@UML(identifier="AbstractDataComponent", specification=UNSPECIFIED)
public interface AbstractDataComponent extends AbstractGML {
/**
* Points to semantics information defining the precise nature of the component
*/
@UML(identifier="definition", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=UNSPECIFIED )
String getDefinition();
/**
* Specifies if the value of a component stays fixed in time or is variable. Default is variable.
*/
@UML(identifier="fixed", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=UNSPECIFIED )
Boolean isFixed();
}