Package com.luciad.format.gdf

Class TLcdGDFFeatureCategory

java.lang.Object

com.luciad.format.gdf.TLcdGDFFeatureCategory

public class TLcdGDFFeatureCategory
extends Object

This class represents all feature categories that are available within GDF. It follows the typesafe enumeration pattern, as described in Effective Java, p104

Since:

5.1

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final TLcdGDFFeatureCategory	AREA	This object represents the GDF area feature category.
static final TLcdGDFFeatureCategory	COMPLEX	This object represents the GDF complex feature category.
static final TLcdGDFFeatureCategory	LINE	This object represents the GDF line feature category.
static final TLcdGDFFeatureCategory	POINT	This object represents the GDF point feature category.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	getCode()	Returns the feature category code of this category.
String	getDescription()	Returns a general description of this feature category.
static TLcdGDFFeatureCategory	getFeatureCategory(int aCode)	Returns the feature category that corresponds to the given code, as specified in the GDF data format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

POINT

public static final TLcdGDFFeatureCategory POINT

This object represents the GDF point feature category.

LINE

public static final TLcdGDFFeatureCategory LINE

This object represents the GDF line feature category.

AREA

public static final TLcdGDFFeatureCategory AREA

This object represents the GDF area feature category.

COMPLEX

public static final TLcdGDFFeatureCategory COMPLEX

This object represents the GDF complex feature category.

Method Details

getFeatureCategory

public static TLcdGDFFeatureCategory getFeatureCategory(int aCode)

Returns the feature category that corresponds to the given code, as specified in the GDF data format.

• 1 = POINT
• 2 = LINE
• 3 = AREA
• 4 = COMPLEX

Parameters:

aCode - the GDF feature category code of the feature category to be returned.

Returns:

the TLcdGDFFeatureCategory object corresponding to the given feature category code.

getCode

public int getCode()

Returns the feature category code of this category.

Returns:

the feature category code of this category.

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns a general description of this feature category. The exact details of the representation are unspecified and are subject to change.

Returns:

a general description of this feature category.