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036 package org.deegree.owscommon_new;
037
038 /**
039 * <code>Parameter</code> is an abstraction of <code>DomainType</code> according to the OWS
040 * common specification 1.0.0. It defines some elementary methods that are self explanatory.
041 *
042 * @see DomainType
043 *
044 * @author <a href="mailto:schmitz@lat-lon.de">Andreas Schmitz</a>
045 * @author last edited by: $Author: mschneider $
046 *
047 * @version 2.0, $Revision: 18195 $, $Date: 2009-06-18 17:55:39 +0200 (Do, 18 Jun 2009) $
048 *
049 * @since 2.0
050 */
051
052 public abstract class Parameter {
053
054 private boolean optional = false;
055
056 private boolean repeatable = false;
057
058 private String description = null;
059
060 private int direction = 0;
061
062 /**
063 * Standard constructor that initializes all encapsulated data.
064 *
065 * @param optional
066 * @param repeatable
067 * @param description
068 * @param direction
069 */
070 public Parameter( boolean optional, boolean repeatable, String description, int direction ) {
071 this.optional = optional;
072 this.repeatable = repeatable;
073 this.description = description;
074 this.direction = direction;
075 }
076
077 /**
078 * @return the description.
079 */
080 public String getDescription() {
081 return description;
082 }
083
084 /**
085 * @return the direction.
086 */
087 public int getDirection() {
088 return direction;
089 }
090
091 /**
092 * @return whether this parameter is optional.
093 */
094 public boolean isOptional() {
095 return optional;
096 }
097
098 /**
099 * @return whether this parameter is repeatable (?).
100 */
101 public boolean isRepeatable() {
102 return repeatable;
103 }
104
105 }