Module org.apache.sis.metadata

Package org.apache.sis.metadata.iso.content

package org.apache.sis.metadata.iso.content
Description of the dataset content. An explanation for this package is provided in the OpenGIS® javadoc. The remaining discussion on this page is specific to the SIS implementation.

Overview

For a global overview of metadata in SIS, see the org​.apache​.sis​.metadata package javadoc.
Package overview
Class hierarchy Aggregation hierarchy
ISO 19115 metadata
 ├─ Content information «abstract»
 │   ├─ Feature catalogue
 │   ├─ Feature catalogue description
 │   └─ Coverage description
 │       └─ Image description
 ├─ Feature type info
 ├─ Range dimension
 │   └─ Sample dimension
 │       └─ Band
 └─ Range element description
Code list
 ├─ Band definition
 ├─ Coverage content type
 ├─ Imaging condition
 ├─ Polarisation orientation
 └─ Transfer function type
 Content information «abstract»
Feature catalogue description
 └─ Feature type info
Coverage description
 ├─ Attribute group
 │   ├─ Coverage content type «code list»
 │   └─ Range dimension
 └─ Range element description
Band
 ├─ Band definition «code list»
 ├─ Polarisation orientation «code list»
 └─ Transfer function type «code list»
Image description
 └─ Imaging condition «code list»

Null values, nil objects and collections

All constructors and setter methods accept null arguments. A null argument value means that the metadata element cannot be provided, and the reason for that is unspecified. Alternatively, users can specify why a metadata element is missing by providing a value created by Nil­Reason​.create­Nil­Object(Class).

Unless otherwise noted in the Javadoc, all getter methods may return an empty collection, an empty array or null if the type is neither a collection or an array. Note that non-null values may be Nil­Objects.

Unless the metadata object has been marked as unmodifiable and unless otherwise noted in the Javadoc, all collections returned by getter methods are live: adding new elements in the collection modify directly the underlying metadata object.

Since:
0.3