org.opengis.feature.type
Interface AssociationDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:
PropertyDescriptor, StructuralDescriptor

public interface AssociationDescriptor
extends StructuralDescriptor

Indicating a named association.

This class carries the ComplexType specific information requried for using an association. Name, type and multiplicity are defined.

The goal of associations is to allow for a graph of data, this is contrast to attribtues which indicate containement.

Please see the description of AssociationType for more guidelines on capturing your data modeling needs with association.


Method Summary
 AssociationType getType()
          Indicates the type of this association.
 
Methods inherited from interface StructuralDescriptor
getMaxOccurs, getMinOccurs
 
Methods inherited from interface PropertyDescriptor
getName, getUserData, putUserData, type
 

Method Detail

getType

AssociationType getType()
Indicates the type of this association.

This indicates the relationship represented by the association.



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