Application: gvSIG desktop

package org.gvsig.raster.lib.buffer.api;

/* gvSIG. Desktop Geographic Information System.

 *

 * Copyright ? 2007-2016 gvSIG Association

 *

 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License

 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2

 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

 *

 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

 * GNU General Public License for more details.

 *

 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software

 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,

 * MA  02110-1301, USA.

 *

 * For any additional information, do not hesitate to contact us

 * at info AT gvsig.com, or visit our website www.gvsig.com.

 */

import java.util.List;

import java.util.Map;

/**

 * This entity represents information about a band. Band information consists of

 * a name, a description and a list with band property such as data type,

 * units, source type sensor...

 * 

 * @author <a href="mailto:lmarques@disid.com">Lluis Marques</a>

 *

 */

public interface BandInfo {

    /**

     * Gets band of this information

     * 

     * @return Band of this information

     */

    public int getBand();

    /**

     * Gets data type of band

     * 

     * @return Data type of band. See {@link BufferManager} to check data types.

     */

    public int getDataType();

    /**

     * Gets name of band

     * 

     * @return Band name

     */

    public String getName();

    /**

     * Gets description of band

     * 

     * @return Band description

     */

    public String getDescription();

    /**

     * Gets a key value list with band information

     * 

     * @return List with band information

     */

    public List<Map.Entry<Object, Object>> getValues();

}