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018package org.opengis.metadata.content;
019
020import java.util.Collection;
021
022import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
023import org.opengis.util.InternationalString;
024import org.opengis.util.Record;
025
026import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
027import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
028
029
030/**
031 * Description of specific range elements.
032 *
033 * @author  Cédric Briançon (Geomatys)
034 * @version 3.0
035 * @since   2.3
036 *
037 * @see CoverageDescription#getRangeElementDescriptions()
038 */
039@UML(identifier="MI_RangeElementDescription", specification=ISO_19115_2)
040public interface RangeElementDescription {
041    /**
042     * Designation associated with a set of range elements.
043     *
044     * @return designation associated with a set of range elements.
045     */
046    @UML(identifier="name", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115_2)
047    InternationalString getName();
048
049    /**
050     * Description of a set of specific range elements.
051     *
052     * @return description of a set of specific range elements.
053     */
054    @UML(identifier="definition", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115_2)
055    InternationalString getDefinition();
056
057    /**
058     * Specific range elements, i.e. range elements associated with a name and their definition.
059     *
060     * @return specific range elements.
061     */
062    @UML(identifier="rangeElement", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115_2)
063    Collection<? extends Record> getRangeElements();
064}