Interface Format

All Known Implementing Classes:

Default­Format

@UML(identifier="MD_Format",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Format

Description of the computer language construct that specifies the representation of data objects in a record, file, message, storage device or transmission channel.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
International­String	get­Amendment­Number()	Amendment number of the format version.
International­String	get­File­Decompression­Technique()	Recommendations of algorithms or processes that can be applied to read or expand resources to which compression techniques have been applied.
Collection<? extends Distributor>	get­Format­Distributors()	Provides information about the distributor's format.
International­String	get­Name()	Name of the data transfer format(s).
International­String	get­Specification()	Name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format.
International­String	get­Version()	Version of the format (date, number, etc).

Method Details

getName

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="name",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getName()

Name of the data transfer format(s).

Returns:

Name of the data transfer format(s).

getVersion

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="version",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getVersion()

Version of the format (date, number, etc).

Returns:

Version of the format.

getAmendmentNumber

@UML(identifier="amendmentNumber",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getAmendmentNumber()

Amendment number of the format version.

Returns:

Amendment number of the format version, or null.

getSpecification

@UML(identifier="specification",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getSpecification()

Name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format.

Returns:

Name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format, or null.

getFileDecompressionTechnique

@UML(identifier="fileDecompressionTechnique",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getFileDecompressionTechnique()

Recommendations of algorithms or processes that can be applied to read or expand resources to which compression techniques have been applied.

Returns:

Processes that can be applied to read resources to which compression techniques have been applied, or null.

getFormatDistributors

@UML(identifier="formatDistributor",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends Distributor> getFormatDistributors()

Provides information about the distributor's format.

Returns:

Information about the distributor's format.