/**
* <copyright>
* </copyright>
*
* $Id$
*/
package net.opengis.wfs;
import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;
/**
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* A representation of the model object '<em><b>Describe Feature Type Type</b></em>'.
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
*
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
*
* The DescribeFeatureType operation allows a client application
* to request that a Web Feature Service describe one or more
* feature types. A Web Feature Service must be able to generate
* feature descriptions as valid GML3 application schemas.
*
* The schemas generated by the DescribeFeatureType operation can
* be used by a client application to validate the output.
*
* Feature instances within the WFS interface must be specified
* using GML3. The schema of feature instances specified within
* the WFS interface must validate against the feature schemas
* generated by the DescribeFeatureType request.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
*
* <p>
* The following features are supported:
* <ul>
* <li>{@link net.opengis.wfs.DescribeFeatureTypeType#getTypeName <em>Type Name</em>}</li>
* <li>{@link net.opengis.wfs.DescribeFeatureTypeType#getOutputFormat <em>Output Format</em>}</li>
* </ul>
* </p>
*
* @see net.opengis.wfs.WfsPackage#getDescribeFeatureTypeType()
* @model extendedMetaData="name='DescribeFeatureTypeType' kind='elementOnly'"
* @generated
*/
public interface DescribeFeatureTypeType extends BaseRequestType {
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Type Name</b></em>' attribute list.
* The list contents are of type {@link java.lang.Object}.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
*
* The TypeName element is used to enumerate the
* feature types to be described. If no TypeName
* elements are specified then all features should
* be described. The name must be a valid type
* that belongs to the feature content as defined
* by the GML Application Schema.
*
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Type Name</em>' attribute list.
* @see net.opengis.wfs.WFSPackage#getDescribeFeatureTypeType_TypeName()
* @model type="javax.xml.namespace.QName"
*/
EList getTypeName();
/**
* Returns the value of the '<em><b>Output Format</b></em>' attribute.
* The default value is <code>"text/xml; subtype=gml/3.1.1"</code>.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* <!-- begin-model-doc -->
*
* The outputFormat attribute is used to specify what schema
* description language should be used to describe features.
* The default value of 'text/xml; subtype=3.1.1' means that
* the WFS must generate a GML3 application schema that can
* be used to validate the GML3 output of a GetFeature
* request or feature instances specified in Transaction
* operations.
* For the purposes of experimentation, vendor extension,
* or even extensions that serve a specific community of
* interest, other acceptable output format values may be
* advertised by a WFS service in the capabilities document.
* The meaning of such values in not defined in the WFS
* specification. The only proviso is such cases is that
* clients may safely ignore outputFormat values that do
* not recognize.
* <!-- end-model-doc -->
* @return the value of the '<em>Output Format</em>' attribute.
* @see #isSetOutputFormat()
* @see #unsetOutputFormat()
* @see #setOutputFormat(String)
* @see net.opengis.wfs.WfsPackage#getDescribeFeatureTypeType_OutputFormat()
* @model default="text/xml; subtype=gml/3.1.1" unique="false" unsettable="true" dataType="org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xml.type.String"
* extendedMetaData="kind='attribute' name='outputFormat'"
* @generated
*/
String getOutputFormat();
/**
* Sets the value of the '{@link net.opengis.wfs.DescribeFeatureTypeType#getOutputFormat <em>Output Format</em>}' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @param value the new value of the '<em>Output Format</em>' attribute.
* @see #isSetOutputFormat()
* @see #unsetOutputFormat()
* @see #getOutputFormat()
* @generated
*/
void setOutputFormat(String value);
/**
* Unsets the value of the '{@link net.opengis.wfs.DescribeFeatureTypeType#getOutputFormat <em>Output Format</em>}' attribute.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @see #isSetOutputFormat()
* @see #getOutputFormat()
* @see #setOutputFormat(String)
* @generated
*/
void unsetOutputFormat();
/**
* Returns whether the value of the '{@link net.opengis.wfs.DescribeFeatureTypeType#getOutputFormat <em>Output Format</em>}' attribute is set.
* <!-- begin-user-doc -->
* <!-- end-user-doc -->
* @return whether the value of the '<em>Output Format</em>' attribute is set.
* @see #unsetOutputFormat()
* @see #getOutputFormat()
* @see #setOutputFormat(String)
* @generated
*/
boolean isSetOutputFormat();
} // DescribeFeatureTypeType