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044 package org.deegree.owscommon_new;
045
046 /**
047 * <code>Parameter</code> is an abstraction of <code>DomainType</code>
048 * according to the OWS common specification 1.0.0. It defines some
049 * elementary methods that are self explanatory.
050 *
051 * @see DomainType
052 *
053 * @author <a href="mailto:schmitz@lat-lon.de">Andreas Schmitz</a>
054 * @author last edited by: $Author: apoth $
055 *
056 * @version 2.0, $Revision: 9346 $, $Date: 2007-12-27 17:39:07 +0100 (Do, 27 Dez 2007) $
057 *
058 * @since 2.0
059 */
060
061 public abstract class Parameter {
062
063 private boolean optional = false;
064
065 private boolean repeatable = false;
066
067 private String description = null;
068
069 private int direction = 0;
070
071 /**
072 * Standard constructor that initializes all encapsulated data.
073 *
074 * @param optional
075 * @param repeatable
076 * @param description
077 * @param direction
078 */
079 public Parameter( boolean optional, boolean repeatable, String description,
080 int direction ) {
081 this.optional = optional;
082 this.repeatable = repeatable;
083 this.description = description;
084 this.direction = direction;
085 }
086
087 /**
088 * @return the description.
089 */
090 public String getDescription() {
091 return description;
092 }
093
094 /**
095 * @return the direction.
096 */
097 public int getDirection() {
098 return direction;
099 }
100
101 /**
102 * @return whether this parameter is optional.
103 */
104 public boolean isOptional() {
105 return optional;
106 }
107
108 /**
109 * @return whether this parameter is repeatable (?).
110 */
111 public boolean isRepeatable() {
112 return repeatable;
113 }
114
115 }