Interface Citation

All Known Subinterfaces:

Identifier­Space<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

Default­Citation

@UML(identifier="CI_Citation",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Citation

Standardized resource reference.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Collection<? extends International­String>	get­Alternate­Titles()	Short name or other language name by which the cited information is known.
Collection<? extends Responsible­Party>	get­Cited­Responsible­Parties()	Name and position information for an individual or organization that is responsible for the resource.
International­String	get­Collective­Title()	Common title with holdings note.
Collection<? extends Citation­Date>	get­Dates()	Reference date for the cited resource.
International­String	get­Edition()	Version of the cited resource.
Date	get­Edition­Date()	Date of the edition, or null if none.
Collection<? extends Identifier>	get­Identifiers()	Unique identifier for the resource.
String	get­ISBN()	International Standard Book Number, or null if none.
String	get­ISSN()	International Standard Serial Number, or null if none.
International­String	get­Other­Citation­Details()	Other information required to complete the citation that is not recorded elsewhere.
Collection<Presentation­Form>	get­Presentation­Forms()	Mode in which the resource is represented, or an empty string if none.
Series	get­Series()	Information about the series, or aggregate dataset, of which the dataset is a part.
International­String	get­Title()	Name by which the cited resource is known.

Method Details

getTitle

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="title",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getTitle()

Name by which the cited resource is known.

Returns:

The cited resource name.

getAlternateTitles

@UML(identifier="alternateTitle",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends InternationalString> getAlternateTitles()

Short name or other language name by which the cited information is known. Example: "DCW" as an alternative title for "Digital Chart of the World".

Returns:

Other names for the resource, or an empty collection if none.

getDates

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="date",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends CitationDate> getDates()

Reference date for the cited resource.

Returns:

The reference date.

getEdition

@UML(identifier="edition",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getEdition()

Version of the cited resource.

Returns:

The version, or null if none.

getEditionDate

@UML(identifier="editionDate",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Date getEditionDate()

Date of the edition, or null if none.

Warning: The return type of this method may change in GeoAPI 3.1 release. It may be replaced by a type matching more closely either ISO 19108 (Temporal Schema) or ISO 19103.

Returns:

The edition date, or null if none.

getIdentifiers

@UML(identifier="identifier",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends Identifier> getIdentifiers()

Unique identifier for the resource. Example: Universal Product Code (UPC), National Stock Number (NSN).

Returns:

The identifiers, or an empty collection if none.

getCitedResponsibleParties

@UML(identifier="citedResponsibleParty",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty> getCitedResponsibleParties()

Name and position information for an individual or organization that is responsible for the resource. Returns an empty string if there is none.

Returns:

The individual or organization that is responsible, or an empty collection if none.

getPresentationForms

@UML(identifier="presentationForm",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<PresentationForm> getPresentationForms()

Mode in which the resource is represented, or an empty string if none.

Returns:

The presentation mode, or an empty collection if none.

getSeries

@UML(identifier="series",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Series getSeries()

Information about the series, or aggregate dataset, of which the dataset is a part. Returns null if none.

Returns:

The series of which the dataset is a part, or null if none.

getOtherCitationDetails

@UML(identifier="otherCitationDetails",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getOtherCitationDetails()

Other information required to complete the citation that is not recorded elsewhere. Returns null if none.

Returns:

Other details, or null if none.

getCollectiveTitle

@UML(identifier="collectiveTitle",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getCollectiveTitle()

Common title with holdings note. Note: title identifies elements of a series collectively, combined with information about what volumes are available at the source cited. Returns null if there is no title.

Returns:

The common title, or null if none.

getISBN

@UML(identifier="ISBN",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
String getISBN()

International Standard Book Number, or null if none.

Returns:

The ISBN, or null if none.

getISSN

@UML(identifier="ISSN",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
String getISSN()

International Standard Serial Number, or null if none.

Returns:

The ISSN, or null if none.