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 <h1 title="Class FeatureTypeBuilder" class="title">Class FeatureTypeBuilder</h1>
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 <div class="type-signature"><span class="modifiers">public class </span><span class="element-name type-name-label">FeatureTypeBuilder</span>
 <span class="extends-implements">extends <a href="TypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">TypeBuilder</a></span></div>
 <div class="block">Helper class for the creation of <code>FeatureType</code> instances.
  This builder can create the arguments to be given to the
  <a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html#%3Cinit%3E(java.util.Map,boolean,org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType%5B%5D,org.apache.sis.feature.AbstractIdentifiedType...)">feature type constructor</a>
  from simpler parameters given to this builder.
  The main methods provided in this class are:

  <ul>
    <li>Various <a href="#setName(java.lang.CharSequence)"><code>setName(...)</code></a> methods for specifying the feature type name (mandatory).</li>
    <li>Methods for optionally setting <a href="#setDesignation(java.lang.CharSequence)">designation</a>, <a href="#setDefinition(java.lang.CharSequence)">definition</a> or
        <a href="#setDescription(java.lang.CharSequence)">description</a> texts, or the <a href="#setDeprecated(boolean)">deprecation status</a>.</li>
    <li>Methods for optionally specifying the feature type hierarchy: its <a href="#setSuperTypes(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType...)">super types</a>
        and whether the feature type is <a href="#setAbstract(boolean)">abstract</a>.</li>
    <li>Convenience methods for setting the <a href="#setNameSpace(java.lang.CharSequence)">name space</a> and the
        <a href="#setDefaultMultiplicity(int,int)">default multiplicity</a> of properties to be added to the feature type.</li>
    <li>Methods for <a href="#addAttribute(java.lang.Class)">adding an attribute</a>, <a href="#addAssociation(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType)">an association</a> or <a href="#addProperty(org.apache.sis.feature.AbstractIdentifiedType)">an operation</a>.</li>
    <li>Method for listing the previously added <a href="#properties()">properties</a>.</li>
    <li>A <a href="#build()"><code>build()</code></a> method for creating the <code>FeatureType</code> instance from all previous information.</li>
  </ul>

  The following example creates a city named "Utopia" by default:


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 <pre class="snippet"><code class="language-java">FeatureTypeBuilder builder;

 // Create a feature type for a city, which contains a name and a population.
 builder = new FeatureTypeBuilder() .setName("City");
 builder.addAttribute(String.class) .setName("name").setDefaultValue("Utopia");
 builder.addAttribute(Integer.class).setName("population");
 FeatureType city = builder.build();
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  A call to <code>System.out.println(city)</code> prints the following table:

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    City
    ┌────────────┬─────────┬──────────────┬───────────────┐
    │ Name       │ Type    │ Multiplicity │ Default value │
    ├────────────┼─────────┼──────────────┼───────────────┤
    │ name       │ String  │   [1 … 1]    │ Utopia        │
    │ population │ Integer │   [1 … 1]    │               │
    └────────────┴─────────┴──────────────┴───────────────┘</pre>

  <code>FeatureTypeBuilder</code> instances should be short lived.
  After the <code>FeatureType</code> has been created, the builder should be discarded.</div>
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 <div class="block">Creates a new builder instance using the default name factory.</div>
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 <div class="block">Creates a new builder instance using the given feature type as a template.</div>
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 <div class="block">Creates a new builder instance using the given name factory, geometry library
  and locale for formatting error messages.</div>
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 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="AssociationRoleBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AssociationRoleBuilder</a></code></div>
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 <div class="block">Creates a new <code>FeatureAssociationRole</code> builder initialized to the same characteristics
  than the given template.</div>
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 <div class="block">Creates a new <code>FeatureAssociationRole</code> builder for features of the given type.</div>
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 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="AssociationRoleBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AssociationRoleBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#addAssociation(org.opengis.util.GenericName)" class="member-name-link">addAssociation</a><wbr>(<a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/GenericName.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link">GenericName</a>&nbsp;type)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Creates a new <code>FeatureAssociationRole</code> builder for features of a type of the given name.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>&lt;V&gt;&nbsp;<a href="AttributeTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AttributeTypeBuilder</a><wbr>&lt;V&gt;</code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#addAttribute(java.lang.Class)" class="member-name-link">addAttribute</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;V&gt;&nbsp;valueClass)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Creates a new <code>AttributeType</code> builder for values of the given class.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>&lt;V&gt;&nbsp;<a href="AttributeTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AttributeTypeBuilder</a><wbr>&lt;V&gt;</code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#addAttribute(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultAttributeType)" class="member-name-link">addAttribute</a><wbr>(<a href="../DefaultAttributeType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultAttributeType</a>&lt;V&gt;&nbsp;template)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Creates a new <code>AttributeType</code> builder initialized to the same characteristics than the given template.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="AttributeTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AttributeTypeBuilder</a><wbr>&lt;?&gt;</code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#addAttribute(org.opengis.metadata.acquisition.GeometryType)" class="member-name-link">addAttribute</a><wbr>(<a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/metadata/acquisition/GeometryType.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.metadata.acquisition" class="external-link">GeometryType</a>&nbsp;type)</code></div>
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 <div class="block">Creates a new attribute for geometries of the given type.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="PropertyTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">PropertyTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#addProperty(org.apache.sis.feature.AbstractIdentifiedType)" class="member-name-link">addProperty</a><wbr>(<a href="../AbstractIdentifiedType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">AbstractIdentifiedType</a>&nbsp;template)</code></div>
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 <div class="block">Adds the given property in the feature type properties.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultFeatureType</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#build()" class="member-name-link">build</a>()</code></div>
 <div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Builds the feature type from the information and properties specified to this builder.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#clear()" class="member-name-link">clear</a>()</code></div>
 <div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Clears all setting in this builder.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getNameSpace()" class="member-name-link">getNameSpace</a>()</code></div>
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 <div class="block">Returns the namespace of the names created by <code>setName(CharSequence...)</code> method calls.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="PropertyTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">PropertyTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getProperty(java.lang.String)" class="member-name-link">getProperty</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;name)</code></div>
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 <div class="block">Returns the builder for the property of the given name.</div>
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 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultFeatureType</a>[]</code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getSuperTypes()" class="member-name-link">getSuperTypes</a>()</code></div>
 <div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Returns the direct parents of the feature type to create.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>boolean</code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#isAbstract()" class="member-name-link">isAbstract</a>()</code></div>
 <div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Returns <code>true</code> if the feature type to create will act as an abstract super-type.</div>
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 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>boolean</code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#isNameUsed(java.lang.String)" class="member-name-link">isNameUsed</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;name)</code></div>
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 <div class="block">Returns <code>true</code> if a property of the given name is defined or if the given name is ambiguous.</div>
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 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">List</a><wbr>&lt;<a href="PropertyTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">PropertyTypeBuilder</a>&gt;</code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#properties()" class="member-name-link">properties</a>()</code></div>
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 <div class="block">Returns a view of all attributes and associations added to the <code>FeatureType</code> to build.</div>
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 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setAbstract(boolean)" class="member-name-link">setAbstract</a><wbr>(boolean&nbsp;isAbstract)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets whether the feature type to create will be abstract.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setAll(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType)" class="member-name-link">setAll</a><wbr>(<a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultFeatureType</a>&nbsp;template)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets all properties of this builder to the values of the given feature type.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setDefaultMultiplicity(int,int)" class="member-name-link">setDefaultMultiplicity</a><wbr>(int&nbsp;minimumOccurs,
  int&nbsp;maximumOccurs)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets the default minimum and maximum number of next attributes and associations to add.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setDefinition(java.lang.CharSequence)" class="member-name-link">setDefinition</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>&nbsp;definition)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets a concise definition of the element.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setDeprecated(boolean)" class="member-name-link">setDeprecated</a><wbr>(boolean&nbsp;deprecated)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets whether the type is deprecated.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setDescription(java.lang.CharSequence)" class="member-name-link">setDescription</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>&nbsp;description)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets optional information beyond that required for concise definition of the element.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setDesignation(java.lang.CharSequence)" class="member-name-link">setDesignation</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>&nbsp;designation)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets a natural language designator for the element.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setIdentifierDelimiters(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String)" class="member-name-link">setIdentifierDelimiters</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;delimiter,
  <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;prefix,
  <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;suffix)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets the prefix, suffix and delimiter to use when formatting a compound identifier made of two or more attributes.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setName(java.lang.CharSequence)" class="member-name-link">setName</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>&nbsp;localPart)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets the <code>FeatureType</code> name as a simple string.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setName(java.lang.CharSequence...)" class="member-name-link">setName</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>...&nbsp;components)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets the <code>FeatureType</code> name as a string in the given scope.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setName(org.opengis.util.GenericName)" class="member-name-link">setName</a><wbr>(<a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/GenericName.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link">GenericName</a>&nbsp;name)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets the <code>FeatureType</code> name as a generic name.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setNameSpace(java.lang.CharSequence)" class="member-name-link">setNameSpace</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>&nbsp;ns)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets the namespace of the next names to be created by <code>setName(CharSequence...)</code> method calls.</div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></code></div>
 <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setSuperTypes(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType...)" class="member-name-link">setSuperTypes</a><wbr>(<a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultFeatureType</a>...&nbsp;parents)</code></div>
 <div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
 <div class="block">Sets the parent types (or super-type) from which to inherit properties.</div>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
 <div class="inherited-list">
 <h3 id="methods-inherited-from-class-TypeBuilder">Methods inherited from class&nbsp;<a href="TypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">TypeBuilder</a></h3>
 <code><a href="TypeBuilder.html#getDefinition()">getDefinition</a>, <a href="TypeBuilder.html#getDescription()">getDescription</a>, <a href="TypeBuilder.html#getDesignation()">getDesignation</a>, <a href="TypeBuilder.html#getLocale()">getLocale</a>, <a href="TypeBuilder.html#getName()">getName</a>, <a href="TypeBuilder.html#isDeprecated()">isDeprecated</a>, <a href="TypeBuilder.html#toString()">toString</a></code></div>
 <div class="inherited-list">
 <h3 id="methods-inherited-from-class-Object">Methods inherited from class&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Object</a></h3>
 <code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#clone()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">clone</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">equals</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#finalize()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">finalize</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#getClass()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">getClass</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">hashCode</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#notify()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">notify</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">notifyAll</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#wait()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">wait</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long)" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">wait</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long,int)" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">wait</a></code></div>
 </section>
 </li>
 </ul>
 </section>
 <section class="details">
 <ul class="details-list">
 <!-- ========= CONSTRUCTOR DETAIL ======== -->
 <li>
 <section class="constructor-details" id="constructor-detail">
 <h2>Constructor Details</h2>
 <ul class="member-list">
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="&lt;init&gt;()">
 <h3>FeatureTypeBuilder</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">FeatureTypeBuilder</span>()</div>
 <div class="block">Creates a new builder instance using the default name factory.</div>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="&lt;init&gt;(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType)">
 <h3>FeatureTypeBuilder</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">FeatureTypeBuilder</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultFeatureType</a>&nbsp;template)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Creates a new builder instance using the given feature type as a template.
  This constructor initializes the list of <a href="#properties()">properties</a>, the
  <a href="#getSuperTypes()">super types</a> and <a href="#isAbstract()"><code>isAbstract</code></a> flag
  to values inferred from the given template. The properties list will contain properties
  declared explicitly in the given template, not including properties inherited from super types.

  <div class="warning"><b>Warning:</b>
  The <code>template</code> argument type will be changed to <code>FeatureType</code> if and when such interface
  will be defined in GeoAPI.</div></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>template</code> - an existing feature type to use as a template, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="&lt;init&gt;(org.opengis.util.NameFactory,org.apache.sis.setup.GeometryLibrary,java.util.Locale)">
 <h3>FeatureTypeBuilder</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">FeatureTypeBuilder</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/NameFactory.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link">NameFactory</a>&nbsp;factory,
  <a href="../../../../../../org.apache.sis.util/org/apache/sis/setup/GeometryLibrary.html" title="enum class in org.apache.sis.setup">GeometryLibrary</a>&nbsp;library,
  <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Locale.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">Locale</a>&nbsp;locale)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Creates a new builder instance using the given name factory, geometry library
  and locale for formatting error messages.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>factory</code> - the factory to use for creating names, or <code>null</code> for the default factory.</dd>
 <dd><code>library</code> - the library to use for creating geometric objects, or <code>null</code> for the default.</dd>
 <dd><code>locale</code> - the locale to use for formatting error messages, or <code>null</code> for the default locale.</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 </ul>
 </section>
 </li>
 <!-- ============ METHOD DETAIL ========== -->
 <li>
 <section class="method-details" id="method-detail">
 <h2>Method Details</h2>
 <ul class="member-list">
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="clear()">
 <h3>clear</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">clear</span>()</div>
 <div class="block">Clears all setting in this builder. After invoking this method, this <code>FeatureTypeBuilder</code>
  is in same state that after it has been constructed. This method can be invoked for reusing the
  same builder for creating other <code>FeatureType</code> instances after <a href="#build()"><code>build()</code></a> invocation.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setAll(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType)">
 <h3>setAll</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setAll</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultFeatureType</a>&nbsp;template)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets all properties of this builder to the values of the given feature type.
  This builder is <a href="#clear()">cleared</a> before the properties of the given type are copied.
  The copy is performed as documented in the <a href="#%3Cinit%3E(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType)">constructor</a>.

  <div class="warning"><b>Warning:</b>
  The <code>template</code> argument type will be changed to <code>FeatureType</code> if and when such interface
  will be defined in GeoAPI.</div></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>template</code> - an existing feature type to use as a template, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="isAbstract()">
 <h3>isAbstract</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">isAbstract</span>()</div>
 <div class="block">Returns <code>true</code> if the feature type to create will act as an abstract super-type.
  Abstract types cannot be <a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html#newInstance()">instantiated</a>.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>true</code> if the feature type to create will act as an abstract super-type.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html#isAbstract()"><code>DefaultFeatureType.isAbstract()</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setAbstract(boolean)">
 <h3>setAbstract</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setAbstract</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(boolean&nbsp;isAbstract)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets whether the feature type to create will be abstract.
  If this method is not invoked, then the default value is <code>false</code>.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>isAbstract</code> - whether the feature type will be abstract.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="getSuperTypes()">
 <h3>getSuperTypes</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultFeatureType</a>[]</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getSuperTypes</span>()</div>
 <div class="block">Returns the direct parents of the feature type to create.

  <div class="warning"><b>Warning:</b>
  The return type will be changed to <code>FeatureType[]</code> if and when such interface
  will be defined in GeoAPI.</div></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>the parents of the feature type to create, or an empty array if none.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html#getSuperTypes()"><code>DefaultFeatureType.getSuperTypes()</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setSuperTypes(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType...)">
 <h3>setSuperTypes</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setSuperTypes</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultFeatureType</a>...&nbsp;parents)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets the parent types (or super-type) from which to inherit properties.
  If this method is not invoked, then the default value is no parent.

  <div class="warning"><b>Warning:</b>
  The <code>parents</code> argument type will be changed to <code>FeatureType...</code> if and when such interface
  will be defined in GeoAPI.</div></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>parents</code> - the parent types from which to inherit properties, or an empty array if none.
                   Null elements are ignored.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="getNameSpace()">
 <h3>getNameSpace</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getNameSpace</span>()</div>
 <div class="block">Returns the namespace of the names created by <code>setName(CharSequence...)</code> method calls.
  A <code>null</code> value means that the names are in the
  <a href="../../../../../../org.apache.sis.metadata/org/apache/sis/util/iso/DefaultNameSpace.html#isGlobal()">global namespace</a>.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>the namespace to use when <a href="#setName(java.lang.CharSequence)"><code>setName(CharSequence)</code></a> is invoked, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setNameSpace(java.lang.CharSequence)">
 <h3>setNameSpace</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setNameSpace</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>&nbsp;ns)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets the namespace of the next names to be created by <code>setName(CharSequence...)</code> method calls.
  This method applies only to the next calls to <a href="#setName(java.lang.CharSequence)"><code>setName(CharSequence)</code></a> or
  <a href="#setName(java.lang.CharSequence...)"><code>setName(CharSequence...)</code></a> methods; the result of all previous calls stay unmodified.
  Example:


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 <pre class="snippet"><code class="language-java">FeatureTypeBuilder builder = new FeatureTypeBuilder().setNameSpace("MyNameSpace").setName("City");
 FeatureType city = builder.build();

 System.out.println(city.getName());                              // Prints "City"
 System.out.println(city.getName().toFullyQualifiedName());       // Prints "MyNameSpace:City"
 </code></pre>
 </div>


  There is different conventions about the use of name spaces. ISO 19109 suggests that the namespace of all
  <code>AttributeType</code> names is the name of the enclosing <code>FeatureType</code>, but this is not mandatory.
  Users who want to apply this convention can invoke <code>setNameSpace(featureName)</code> after
  <code><a href="#setName(java.lang.CharSequence)">FeatureTypeBuilder.setName</a>(featureName)</code> but before
  <code><a href="AttributeTypeBuilder.html#setName(java.lang.CharSequence)">AttributeTypeBuilder.setName</a>(attributeName)</code>.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>ns</code> - the new namespace, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setName(org.opengis.util.GenericName)">
 <h3>setName</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setName</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/GenericName.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link">GenericName</a>&nbsp;name)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets the <code>FeatureType</code> name as a generic name.
  If another name was defined before this method call, that previous value will be discarded.

  <h4 id="note-for-subclasses-heading">Note for subclasses</h4>
  All <code>setName(…)</code> convenience methods in this builder delegate to this method.
  Consequently, this method can be used as a central place where to control the creation of all names.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Overrides:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="TypeBuilder.html#setName(org.opengis.util.GenericName)">setName</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="TypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">TypeBuilder</a></code></dd>
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>name</code> - the generic name (cannot be <code>null</code>).</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="TypeBuilder.html#getName()"><code>TypeBuilder.getName()</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="TypeBuilder.html#setName(java.lang.CharSequence)"><code>TypeBuilder.setName(CharSequence)</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="../AbstractIdentifiedType.html#NAME_KEY"><code>AbstractIdentifiedType.NAME_KEY</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setName(java.lang.CharSequence)">
 <h3>setName</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setName</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>&nbsp;localPart)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets the <code>FeatureType</code> name as a simple string.
  The namespace will be the value specified by the last call to <a href="#setNameSpace(java.lang.CharSequence)"><code>setNameSpace(CharSequence)</code></a>,
  but that namespace will not be visible in the <a href="../../../../../../org.apache.sis.metadata/org/apache/sis/util/iso/DefaultLocalName.html#toString()">string representation</a> unless the <a href="../../../../../../org.apache.sis.metadata/org/apache/sis/util/iso/AbstractName.html#toFullyQualifiedName()">fully qualified name</a> is requested.

  <p>This convenience method creates a <a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/LocalName.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link"><code>LocalName</code></a> instance from
  the given <code>CharSequence</code>, then delegates to <a href="#setName(org.opengis.util.GenericName)"><code>setName(GenericName)</code></a>.</p></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Overrides:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="TypeBuilder.html#setName(java.lang.CharSequence)">setName</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="TypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">TypeBuilder</a></code></dd>
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>localPart</code> - the local part of the generic name as a <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>String</code></a> or <a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/InternationalString.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link"><code>InternationalString</code></a>.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="TypeBuilder.html#getName()"><code>TypeBuilder.getName()</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="TypeBuilder.html#setName(java.lang.CharSequence...)"><code>TypeBuilder.setName(CharSequence...)</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="#getNameSpace()"><code>getNameSpace()</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setName(java.lang.CharSequence...)">
 <h3>setName</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setName</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>...&nbsp;components)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets the <code>FeatureType</code> name as a string in the given scope.
  The <code>components</code> array must contain at least one element.
  In addition to the path specified by the <code>components</code> array, the name may also contain
  a namespace specified by the last call to <a href="#setNameSpace(java.lang.CharSequence)"><code>setNameSpace(CharSequence)</code></a>.
  But contrarily to the specified components, the namespace will not be visible in the name
  <a href="../../../../../../org.apache.sis.metadata/org/apache/sis/util/iso/AbstractName.html#toString()">string representation</a> unless the
  <a href="../../../../../../org.apache.sis.metadata/org/apache/sis/util/iso/AbstractName.html#toFullyQualifiedName()">fully qualified name</a> is requested.

  <p>This convenience method creates a <a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/LocalName.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link"><code>LocalName</code></a> or <a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/ScopedName.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link"><code>ScopedName</code></a>
  instance depending on whether the <code>names</code> array contains exactly 1 element or more than 1 element, then
  delegates to <a href="#setName(org.opengis.util.GenericName)"><code>setName(GenericName)</code></a>.</p></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Overrides:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="TypeBuilder.html#setName(java.lang.CharSequence...)">setName</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="TypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">TypeBuilder</a></code></dd>
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>components</code> - the name components as an array of <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>String</code></a> or <a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/InternationalString.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link"><code>InternationalString</code></a> instances.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="TypeBuilder.html#getName()"><code>TypeBuilder.getName()</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="TypeBuilder.html#setName(java.lang.CharSequence)"><code>TypeBuilder.setName(CharSequence)</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="#getNameSpace()"><code>getNameSpace()</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setDefaultMultiplicity(int,int)">
 <h3>setDefaultMultiplicity</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setDefaultMultiplicity</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(int&nbsp;minimumOccurs,
  int&nbsp;maximumOccurs)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets the default minimum and maximum number of next attributes and associations to add.
  Those defaults will applied to newly created attributes or associations,
  for example in next calls to <a href="#addAttribute(java.lang.Class)"><code>addAttribute(Class)</code></a>.
  Attributes and associations added before this method call are not modified.

  <p>If this method is not invoked, then the default multiplicity is [1 … 1].</p></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>minimumOccurs</code> - new default minimum number of property values.</dd>
 <dd><code>maximumOccurs</code> - new default maximum number of property values.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 <dt>Since:</dt>
 <dd>1.0</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="PropertyTypeBuilder.html#setMinimumOccurs(int)"><code>PropertyTypeBuilder.setMinimumOccurs(int)</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="PropertyTypeBuilder.html#setMaximumOccurs(int)"><code>PropertyTypeBuilder.setMaximumOccurs(int)</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setIdentifierDelimiters(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String)">
 <h3>setIdentifierDelimiters</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setIdentifierDelimiters</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;delimiter,
  <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;prefix,
  <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;suffix)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets the prefix, suffix and delimiter to use when formatting a compound identifier made of two or more attributes.
  The delimiter will be used only if at least two attributes have the <a href="AttributeRole.html#IDENTIFIER_COMPONENT">identifier component role</a>.

  <p>If this method is not invoked, then the default values are the <code>":"</code> delimiter and no prefix or suffix.</p></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>delimiter</code> - the characters to use as delimiter between each single property value.</dd>
 <dd><code>prefix</code> - characters to use at the beginning of the concatenated string, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
 <dd><code>suffix</code> - characters to use at the end of the concatenated string, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="AttributeRole.html#IDENTIFIER_COMPONENT"><code>AttributeRole.IDENTIFIER_COMPONENT</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="properties()">
 <h3>properties</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">List</a>&lt;<a href="PropertyTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">PropertyTypeBuilder</a>&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">properties</span>()</div>
 <div class="block">Returns a view of all attributes and associations added to the <code>FeatureType</code> to build.
  This list contains only properties declared explicitly to this builder;
  it does not include properties inherited from <a href="#getSuperTypes()">super-types</a>.
  The returned list is <em>live</em>: changes in this builder are reflected in that list and conversely.
  However, the returned list allows only <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html#remove(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">remove</a> operations;
  new attributes or associations can be added only by calls to one of the <code>addAttribute(…)</code>
  or <code>addAssociation(…)</code> methods. Removal operations never affect the super-types.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>a live list over the properties declared to this builder.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="#getProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>getProperty(String)</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="#addAttribute(java.lang.Class)"><code>addAttribute(Class)</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="#addAttribute(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultAttributeType)"><code>addAttribute(DefaultAttributeType)</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="#addAssociation(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType)"><code>addAssociation(DefaultFeatureType)</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="#addAssociation(org.opengis.util.GenericName)"><code>addAssociation(GenericName)</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="#addAssociation(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultAssociationRole)"><code>addAssociation(DefaultAssociationRole)</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="isNameUsed(java.lang.String)">
 <h3>isNameUsed</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">isNameUsed</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;name)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Returns <code>true</code> if a property of the given name is defined or if the given name is ambiguous.
  Invoking this method is equivalent to testing if <code>getProperty(name) != null</code> except that this
  method does not throw exception if the given name is ambiguous.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>name</code> - the name to test.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>true</code> if the given name is used by another property or is ambiguous.</dd>
 <dt>Since:</dt>
 <dd>1.0</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="getProperty(java.lang.String)">
 <h3>getProperty</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="PropertyTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">PropertyTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getProperty</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;name)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Returns the builder for the property of the given name. The given name does not need to contains all elements
  of a <a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/ScopedName.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link"><code>ScopedName</code></a>; it is okay to specify only the tip (for example <code>"myName"</code>
  instead of <code>"myScope:myName"</code>) provided that ignoring the name head does not create ambiguity.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>name</code> - name of the property to search.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>property of the given name, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
 <dt>Throws:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">IllegalArgumentException</a></code> - if the given name is ambiguous.</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="addAttribute(java.lang.Class)">
 <h3>addAttribute</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="type-parameters">&lt;V&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="AttributeTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AttributeTypeBuilder</a>&lt;V&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">addAttribute</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;V&gt;&nbsp;valueClass)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Creates a new <code>AttributeType</code> builder for values of the given class.
  The default attribute name is the name of the given type, but callers should invoke one
  of the <code>AttributeTypeBuilder.setName(…)</code> methods on the returned instance with a better name.

  <h4 id="usage-example-heading">Usage example</h4>

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 <pre class="snippet"><code class="language-java">builder.addAttribute(String.class).setName("City").setDefaultValue("Metropolis");
 </code></pre>
 </div>


  The value class cannot be <code>Feature.class</code> since features shall be handled
  as <a href="#addAssociation(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType)">associations</a> instead of attributes.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Type Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>V</code> - the compile-time value of <code>valueClass</code> argument.</dd>
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>valueClass</code> - the class of attribute values (cannot be <code>Feature.class</code>).</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>a builder for an <code>AttributeType</code>.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list">
 <li><a href="#properties()"><code>properties()</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="addAttribute(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultAttributeType)">
 <h3>addAttribute</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="type-parameters">&lt;V&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="AttributeTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AttributeTypeBuilder</a>&lt;V&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">addAttribute</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="../DefaultAttributeType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultAttributeType</a>&lt;V&gt;&nbsp;template)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Creates a new <code>AttributeType</code> builder initialized to the same characteristics than the given template.
  If the new attribute duplicates an existing one (for example if the same template is used many times),
  caller should use the returned builder for modifying some attributes.

  <div class="warning"><b>Warning:</b>
  The <code>template</code> argument type will be changed to <code>AttributeType</code> if and when such interface
  will be defined in GeoAPI.</div></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Type Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>V</code> - the compile-time type of values in the <code>template</code> argument.</dd>
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>template</code> - an existing attribute type to use as a template.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>a builder for an <code>AttributeType</code>, initialized with the values of the given template.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list">
 <li><a href="#properties()"><code>properties()</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="addAttribute(org.opengis.metadata.acquisition.GeometryType)">
 <h3>addAttribute</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="AttributeTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AttributeTypeBuilder</a>&lt;?&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">addAttribute</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/metadata/acquisition/GeometryType.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.metadata.acquisition" class="external-link">GeometryType</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Creates a new attribute for geometries of the given type. This method delegates to <a href="#addAttribute(java.lang.Class)"><code>addAttribute(Class)</code></a>
  with a <code>valueClass</code> argument inferred from the combination of the <a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/metadata/acquisition/GeometryType.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.metadata.acquisition" class="external-link"><code>GeometryType</code></a> argument given to
  this method with the <a href="../../../../../../org.apache.sis.util/org/apache/sis/setup/GeometryLibrary.html" title="enum class in org.apache.sis.setup"><code>GeometryLibrary</code></a> argument given at <a href="#%3Cinit%3E(org.opengis.util.NameFactory,org.apache.sis.setup.GeometryLibrary,java.util.Locale)">builder creation time</a>.
  The geometry type can be:

  <ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/metadata/acquisition/GeometryType.html#POINT" title="class or interface in org.opengis.metadata.acquisition" class="external-link"><code>GeometryType.POINT</code></a>  for <code>Point</code> or <code>Point2D</code> type.</li>
    <li><a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/metadata/acquisition/GeometryType.html#LINEAR" title="class or interface in org.opengis.metadata.acquisition" class="external-link"><code>GeometryType.LINEAR</code></a> for <code>Polyline</code> or <code>LineString</code> type.</li>
    <li><a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/metadata/acquisition/GeometryType.html#AREAL" title="class or interface in org.opengis.metadata.acquisition" class="external-link"><code>GeometryType.AREAL</code></a>  for <code>Polygon</code> type.</li>
  </ul>

  Geometric objects outside the above list can still be used by declaring their type explicitly.
  However, in this case there is no isolation level between the geometry types and the library that implement them.

  <h4 id="example-heading">Example</h4>
  The following code creates an attribute named "MyPoint" with values of class
  <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.desktop/java/awt/geom/Point2D.html" title="class or interface in java.awt.geom" class="external-link"><code>Point2D</code></a> if the library in use is <a href="../../../../../../org.apache.sis.util/org/apache/sis/setup/GeometryLibrary.html#JAVA2D">Java2D</a>.
  The Coordinate Reference System (CRS) uses (<var>longitude</var>, <var>latitude</var>) axes on the WGS 84 datum.
  Finally that new attribute is declared the feature <em>default</em> geometry:


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 <pre class="snippet"><code class="language-java">builder.addAttribute(GeometryType.POINT).setName("MyPoint")
        .setCRS(CommonCRS.WGS84.normalizedGeographic())
        .addRole(AttributeRole.DEFAULT_GEOMETRY);
 </code></pre>
 </div>


  If the library in use is JTS or ESRI instead of Java2D,
  then the <code>Point</code> class of those libraries will be used instead of <code>Point2D</code>.
  The fully-qualified class names are given in the <a href="../../../../../../org.apache.sis.util/org/apache/sis/setup/GeometryLibrary.html" title="enum class in org.apache.sis.setup"><code>GeometryLibrary</code></a> javadoc.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>type</code> - kind of geometric object (point, polyline or polygon).</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>a builder for an <code>AttributeType</code>.</dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="addAssociation(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultFeatureType)">
 <h3>addAssociation</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="AssociationRoleBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AssociationRoleBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">addAssociation</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultFeatureType</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Creates a new <code>FeatureAssociationRole</code> builder for features of the given type.
  The default association name is the name of the given type, but callers should invoke one
  of the <code>AssociationRoleBuilder.setName(…)</code> methods on the returned instance with a better name.

  <div class="warning"><b>Warning:</b>
  The <code>type</code> argument type will be changed to <code>FeatureType</code> if and when such interface
  will be defined in GeoAPI.</div></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>type</code> - the type of feature values.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>a builder for a <code>FeatureAssociationRole</code>.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list">
 <li><a href="#properties()"><code>properties()</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="addAssociation(org.opengis.util.GenericName)">
 <h3>addAssociation</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="AssociationRoleBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AssociationRoleBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">addAssociation</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/GenericName.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link">GenericName</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Creates a new <code>FeatureAssociationRole</code> builder for features of a type of the given name.
  This method can be invoked as an alternative to <code>addAssociation(FeatureType)</code> when the
  <code>FeatureType</code> instance is not yet available because of cyclic dependency.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>type</code> - the name of the type of feature values.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>a builder for a <code>FeatureAssociationRole</code>.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list">
 <li><a href="#properties()"><code>properties()</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="addAssociation(org.apache.sis.feature.DefaultAssociationRole)">
 <h3>addAssociation</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="AssociationRoleBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">AssociationRoleBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">addAssociation</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="../DefaultAssociationRole.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultAssociationRole</a>&nbsp;template)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Creates a new <code>FeatureAssociationRole</code> builder initialized to the same characteristics
  than the given template. If the new association duplicates an existing one (for example if the
  same template is used many times), caller should use the returned builder for modifying some
  associations.

  <div class="warning"><b>Warning:</b>
  The <code>template</code> argument type will be changed to <code>FeatureAssociationRole</code> if and when such interface
  will be defined in GeoAPI.</div></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>template</code> - an existing feature association to use as a template.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>a builder for an <code>FeatureAssociationRole</code>, initialized with the values of the given template.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list">
 <li><a href="#properties()"><code>properties()</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="addProperty(org.apache.sis.feature.AbstractIdentifiedType)">
 <h3>addProperty</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="PropertyTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">PropertyTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">addProperty</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="../AbstractIdentifiedType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">AbstractIdentifiedType</a>&nbsp;template)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Adds the given property in the feature type properties.
  The given property shall be an instance of one of the following types:

  <ul>
    <li><code>AttributeType</code>, in which case this method delegate to <code>addAttribute(AttributeType)</code>.</li>
    <li><code>FeatureAssociationRole</code>, in which case this method delegate to <code>addAssociation(FeatureAssociationRole)</code>.</li>
    <li><code>Operation</code>, in which case the given operation object will be added verbatim in the <code>FeatureType</code>;
        this builder does not create new operations.</li>
  </ul>

  This method does not verify if the given property duplicates an existing property.
  If the same template is used many times, then the caller should use the returned builder
  for modifying some properties.

  <div class="warning"><b>Warning:</b> In a future SIS version, the argument type may be changed to the
  <code>org.opengis.feature.PropertyType</code> interface. This change is pending GeoAPI revision.</div></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>template</code> - the property to add to the feature type.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>a builder initialized to the given template.
          In the <code>Operation</code> case, the builder is a read-only accessor on the operation properties.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list">
 <li><a href="#properties()"><code>properties()</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="#getProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>getProperty(String)</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setDefinition(java.lang.CharSequence)">
 <h3>setDefinition</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setDefinition</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>&nbsp;definition)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets a concise definition of the element.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Overrides:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="TypeBuilder.html#setDefinition(java.lang.CharSequence)">setDefinition</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="TypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">TypeBuilder</a></code></dd>
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>definition</code> - a concise definition of the element, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="TypeBuilder.html#getDefinition()"><code>TypeBuilder.getDefinition()</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="../AbstractIdentifiedType.html#DEFINITION_KEY"><code>AbstractIdentifiedType.DEFINITION_KEY</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setDesignation(java.lang.CharSequence)">
 <h3>setDesignation</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setDesignation</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>&nbsp;designation)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets a natural language designator for the element.
  This can be used as an alternative to the <a href="TypeBuilder.html#getName()">name</a> in user interfaces.</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Overrides:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="TypeBuilder.html#setDesignation(java.lang.CharSequence)">setDesignation</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="TypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">TypeBuilder</a></code></dd>
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>designation</code> - a natural language designator for the element, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="TypeBuilder.html#getDesignation()"><code>TypeBuilder.getDesignation()</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="../AbstractIdentifiedType.html#DESIGNATION_KEY"><code>AbstractIdentifiedType.DESIGNATION_KEY</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setDescription(java.lang.CharSequence)">
 <h3>setDescription</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setDescription</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/CharSequence.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">CharSequence</a>&nbsp;description)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets optional information beyond that required for concise definition of the element.
  The description may assist in understanding the feature scope and application.
  If the type <a href="TypeBuilder.html#isDeprecated()">is deprecated</a>, then the description should
  give indication about the replacement (e.g. <cite>"superceded by …"</cite>).</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Overrides:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="TypeBuilder.html#setDescription(java.lang.CharSequence)">setDescription</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="TypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">TypeBuilder</a></code></dd>
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>description</code> - information beyond that required for concise definition of the element, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="TypeBuilder.html#getDescription()"><code>TypeBuilder.getDescription()</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="../AbstractIdentifiedType.html#DESCRIPTION_KEY"><code>AbstractIdentifiedType.DESCRIPTION_KEY</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="setDeprecated(boolean)">
 <h3>setDeprecated</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="FeatureTypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">FeatureTypeBuilder</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">setDeprecated</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(boolean&nbsp;deprecated)</span></div>
 <div class="block">Sets whether the type is deprecated.
  If the type is deprecated, then the <a href="TypeBuilder.html#setDescription(java.lang.CharSequence)">description</a>
  should be set to an indication about the replacement (e.g. <cite>"superceded by …"</cite>).</div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Overrides:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="TypeBuilder.html#setDeprecated(boolean)">setDeprecated</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="TypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">TypeBuilder</a></code></dd>
 <dt>Parameters:</dt>
 <dd><code>deprecated</code> - whether this type is deprecated.</dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd><code>this</code> for allowing method calls chaining.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list-long">
 <li><a href="TypeBuilder.html#isDeprecated()"><code>TypeBuilder.isDeprecated()</code></a></li>
 <li><a href="../AbstractIdentifiedType.html#DEPRECATED_KEY"><code>AbstractIdentifiedType.DEPRECATED_KEY</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
 </li>
 <li>
 <section class="detail" id="build()">
 <h3>build</h3>
 <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="../DefaultFeatureType.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature">DefaultFeatureType</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">build</span>()
                          throws <span class="exceptions"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/IllegalStateException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">IllegalStateException</a></span></div>
 <div class="block">Builds the feature type from the information and properties specified to this builder.
  One of the <code>setName(…)</code> methods must have been invoked before this <code>build()</code> method (mandatory).
  All other methods are optional, but some calls to a <code>add</code> method are usually needed.

  <div class="warning"><b>Warning:</b> In a future SIS version, the return type may be changed to the
  <code>org.opengis.feature.FeatureType</code> interface. This change is pending GeoAPI revision.</div>

  <p>If a feature type has already been built and this builder state has not changed since the
  feature type creation, then the previously created <code>FeatureType</code> instance is returned.</p></div>
 <dl class="notes">
 <dt>Specified by:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="TypeBuilder.html#build()">build</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="TypeBuilder.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.feature.builder">TypeBuilder</a></code></dd>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>the feature type.</dd>
 <dt>Throws:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/IllegalStateException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">IllegalStateException</a></code> - if the builder contains inconsistent information.</dd>
 <dt>See Also:</dt>
 <dd>
 <ul class="tag-list">
 <li><a href="#clear()"><code>clear()</code></a></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </section>
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 </ul>
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