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/**
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* gvSIG. Desktop Geographic Information System.
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*
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* Copyright (C) 2007-2013 gvSIG Association.
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*
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* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3
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* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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*
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* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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* GNU General Public License for more details.
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* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
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* MA 02110-1301, USA.
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*
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* For any additional information, do not hesitate to contact us
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* at info AT gvsig.com, or visit our website www.gvsig.com.
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*/
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package org.gvsig.fmap.dal.feature; |
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import org.gvsig.fmap.dal.exception.DataException; |
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/**
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* A FeatureReference is a lightweight unique identifier for a
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* {@link Feature}. It is used to keep references on features
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* without maintaining the whole feature in memory, thus improving
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* memory needs.
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*
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*/
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public interface FeatureReference { |
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/**
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* Returns the referenced {@link Feature}
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*
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* @return the {@link Feature} identified by this {@link FeatureReference}
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*
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* @throws DataException
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*/
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public Feature getFeature() throws DataException; |
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/**
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* Returns the referenced {@link Feature}
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*
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* @param featureType
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* The {@link FeatureType} to which the referenced
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* {@link Feature} belongs.
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*
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* @return the {@link Feature} identified by this {@link FeatureReference}
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*
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* @throws DataException
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*/
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public Feature getFeature(FeatureType featureType) throws DataException; |
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} |