org.opengis.temporal
Interface Period

All Superinterfaces:
Separation, TemporalGeometricPrimitive, TemporalObject, TemporalOrder, TemporalPrimitive

@UML(identifier="TM_Period",
     specification=ISO_19108)
public interface Period
extends TemporalGeometricPrimitive

A one-dimensional geometric primitive that represent extent in time.


Method Summary
 Instant getBeginning()
          Links this period to the instant at which it starts.
 Instant getEnding()
          Links this period to the instant at which it ends.
 
Methods inherited from interface TemporalOrder
relativePosition
 
Methods inherited from interface Separation
distance, length
 

Method Detail

getBeginning

@UML(identifier="Beginning",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19108)
Instant getBeginning()
Links this period to the instant at which it starts.


getEnding

@UML(identifier="Ending",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19108)
Instant getEnding()
Links this period to the instant at which it ends.



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