Association descriptor - it is exactly for this case of FeatureCollection. Note for the default situation you can use a association as follows: - association type - aggregation - association name - you know this one already (you can use "member" if you really are stuck - association target - same as getSchema()
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Jody Garnett wrote: >> >> So here is a solid recommendation for Ben: >> - Add a FeaturCollection.getDescriptor() to capture this information > > I have created this Jira issue and am working on a patch: > http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOT-2385 > > I have a few remarks: > > (1) Should this method return an AttributeDescriptor or a > PropertyDescriptor? I have never seen an AssociationDescriptor instantiated > in GeoTools. Jody earlier described this PropertyDescriptor as being an > association. Which do you recommend. > > (2) I will patch all existing implementations to return null, unless it is > obvious to me what they should return. Later I will patch GeoServer > GML3OutputFormat to use the getDescriptor() name if it is not null. > > (3) Anyone got a pithy description of what this method returns? I am leaning > towards: > "Return the property descriptor that describes the content of the > collection, or null if not known." > > Kind regards, > > -- > Ben Caradoc-Davies <[email protected]> > Software Engineer, CSIRO Exploration and Mining > Australian Resources Research Centre > 26 Dick Perry Ave, Kensington WA 6151, Australia > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
