org.deegree.services.wps.input
Interface LiteralInput

All Superinterfaces:

ProcessletInput

All Known Implementing Classes:

LiteralInputImpl

public interface LiteralInput
extends ProcessletInput

A literal data ProcessletInput parameter of a simple quantity (e.g., one number) with optional UOM (unit-of-measure) information.

Version:

$Revision: $, $Date: $

Author:

Markus Schneider, last edited by: $Author: schneider $

Method Summary

String	getDataType() Returns the (human-readable) literal data type from the process definition, e.g.
String	getUOM() Returns the UOM (unit-of-measure) for the literal value, it is guaranteed that the returned UOM is supported for this parameter (according to the process description).
String	getValue() Returns the literal value.

Methods inherited from interface org.deegree.services.wps.input.ProcessletInput

getAbstract, getIdentifier, getTitle

Method Detail

getValue

String getValue()

Returns the literal value.

Returns:

the literal value (has to be in the correct UOM)

See Also:

getUOM()

getUOM

String getUOM()

Returns the UOM (unit-of-measure) for the literal value, it is guaranteed that the returned UOM is supported for this parameter (according to the process description).

Returns:

the requested UOM (unit-of-measure) for the literal value, may be null if no UOM is specified in the process description

getDataType

String getDataType()

Returns the (human-readable) literal data type from the process definition, e.g. integer, real, etc).

Returns:

the data type, or null if not specified in the process definition