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OGC ServerInterface ILcdWMSDescribeLayerRequestEncoder

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ALcdWMSDescribeLayerRequestEncoder

public interface ILcdWMSDescribeLayerRequestEncoder

This interface specifies methods to encode the result of a DescribeLayer request.
The type of encoding is defined by the actual implementations.
Each ILcdWMSDescribeLayerEncoder has a contenttype that identifies the type of data encoded by the implementation. This is usually the MIME - TYPE of the encoded result.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	encode(ALcdWMSLayer[] aWMSLayers, OutputStream aOutputStream, TLcdWMSRequestContext aWMSRequestContext) Encodes the describe layer response a given layer and sends it to the given OutputStream.
String	getContentType() Returns the content MIME type of the encoder.

Method Detail

getContentType

String getContentType()

Returns the content MIME type of the encoder.

Returns:

the MIME-type as String.

encode

void encode(ALcdWMSLayer[] aWMSLayers,
            OutputStream aOutputStream,
            TLcdWMSRequestContext aWMSRequestContext)
     throws IOException

Encodes the describe layer response a given layer and sends it to the given OutputStream.

Parameters:

aWMSLayers - the named Web Map Server layers for which a description is needed.

aOutputStream - the OutputStream to write the output to.

aWMSRequestContext - a container for the original request and other related request parameters.

Throws:

IOException - for any I/O Exceptions.