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<h1 title="Class AbstractFeatureSet" class="title">Class AbstractFeatureSet</h1>
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<dt>All Implemented Interfaces:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="DataSet.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage">Data­Set</a></code>, <code><a href="FeatureSet.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage">Feature­Set</a></code>, <code><a href="Resource.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage">Resource</a></code></dd>
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<dt>Direct Known Subclasses:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="aggregate/ConcatenatedFeatureSet.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage.aggregate">Concatenated­Feature­Set</a></code>, <code><a href="aggregate/JoinFeatureSet.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage.aggregate">Join­Feature­Set</a></code></dd>
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<div class="type-signature"><span class="modifiers">public abstract class </span><span class="element-name type-name-label">AbstractFeatureSet</span>
<span class="extends-implements">extends <a href="AbstractResource.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage">AbstractResource</a>
implements <a href="FeatureSet.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage">FeatureSet</a></span></div>
<div class="block">Default implementations of several methods for classes that want to implement the <a href="FeatureSet.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage"><code>Feature­Set</code></a> interface.
Subclasses should override the following methods:
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<li><a href="FeatureSet.html#getType()"><code>Feature­Set​.get­Type()</code></a> (mandatory)</li>
<li><a href="FeatureSet.html#features(boolean)"><code>Feature­Set​.features(boolean parallel)</code></a> (mandatory)</li>
<li><a href="#getFeatureCount()"><code>get­Feature­Count()</code></a> (recommended)</li>
<li><a href="AbstractResource.html#getEnvelope()"><code>Abstract­Resource​.get­Envelope()</code></a> (recommended)</li>
<li><a href="#createMetadata()"><code>create­Metadata()</code></a> (optional)</li>
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<h2 id="thread-safety-heading">Thread safety</h2>
Default methods of this abstract class are thread-safe.
Synchronization, when needed, uses <a href="AbstractResource.html#getSynchronizationLock()"><code>Abstract­Resource​.get­Synchronization­Lock()</code></a>.</div>
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<dt>Since:</dt>
<dd>1.2</dd>
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<code><a href="AbstractResource.html#listeners">listeners</a></code></div>
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<div class="col-constructor-name even-row-color"><code><a href="#%3Cinit%3E(org.apache.sis.storage.event.StoreListeners,boolean)" class="member-name-link">Abstract­Feature­Set</a><wbr>(<a href="event/StoreListeners.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage.event">Store­Listeners</a>&nbsp;parent­Listeners,
boolean&nbsp;hidden)</code></div>
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<div class="block">Creates a new resource which can send notifications to the given set of listeners.</div>
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<div class="col-constructor-name odd-row-color"><code><a href="#%3Cinit%3E(org.apache.sis.storage.Resource)" class="member-name-link">Abstract­Feature­Set</a><wbr>(<a href="Resource.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage">Resource</a>&nbsp;parent)</code></div>
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<div class="block">Creates a new resource, potentially as a child of another resource.</div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>protected <a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/metadata/Metadata.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.metadata" class="external-link">Metadata</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#createMetadata()" class="member-name-link">create­Metadata</a>()</code></div>
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<div class="block">Invoked in a synchronized block the first time that <code>get­Metadata()</code> is invoked.</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="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/OptionalLong.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">Optional­Long</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getFeatureCount()" class="member-name-link">get­Feature­Count</a>()</code></div>
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<div class="block">Returns an estimation of the number of features in this set, or empty if unknown.</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/Optional.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">Optional</a><wbr>&lt;<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>&gt;</code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getIdentifier()" class="member-name-link">get­Identifier</a>()</code></div>
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<div class="block">Returns the feature type name as the identifier for this resource.</div>
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<code><a href="AbstractResource.html#addListener(java.lang.Class,org.apache.sis.storage.event.StoreListener)">add­Listener</a>, <a href="AbstractResource.html#clearCache()">clear­Cache</a>, <a href="AbstractResource.html#getEnvelope()">get­Envelope</a>, <a href="AbstractResource.html#getMetadata()">get­Metadata</a>, <a href="AbstractResource.html#getSynchronizationLock()">get­Synchronization­Lock</a>, <a href="AbstractResource.html#removeListener(java.lang.Class,org.apache.sis.storage.event.StoreListener)">remove­Listener</a></code></div>
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<h3 id="methods-inherited-from-class-DataSet">Methods inherited from interface&nbsp;<a href="DataSet.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage">DataSet</a></h3>
<code><a href="DataSet.html#getEnvelope()">get­Envelope</a></code></div>
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<h3 id="methods-inherited-from-class-FeatureSet">Methods inherited from interface&nbsp;<a href="FeatureSet.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage">FeatureSet</a></h3>
<code><a href="FeatureSet.html#features(boolean)">features</a>, <a href="FeatureSet.html#getType()">get­Type</a>, <a href="FeatureSet.html#subset(org.apache.sis.storage.Query)">subset</a></code></div>
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<h3 id="methods-inherited-from-class-Resource">Methods inherited from interface&nbsp;<a href="Resource.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage">Resource</a></h3>
<code><a href="Resource.html#addListener(java.lang.Class,org.apache.sis.storage.event.StoreListener)">add­Listener</a>, <a href="Resource.html#getMetadata()">get­Metadata</a>, <a href="Resource.html#removeListener(java.lang.Class,org.apache.sis.storage.event.StoreListener)">remove­Listener</a></code></div>
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<h3>AbstractFeatureSet</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">protected</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">AbstractFeatureSet</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="Resource.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage">Resource</a>&nbsp;parent)</span></div>
<div class="block">Creates a new resource, potentially as a child of another resource.
The parent resource is typically, but not necessarily, an <a href="Aggregate.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage"><code>Aggregate</code></a>.</div>
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<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>parent</code> - the parent resource, or <code>null</code> if none.</dd>
<dt>Since:</dt>
<dd>1.4</dd>
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<h3>AbstractFeatureSet</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">protected</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">AbstractFeatureSet</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="event/StoreListeners.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage.event">StoreListeners</a>&nbsp;parentListeners,
boolean&nbsp;hidden)</span></div>
<div class="block">Creates a new resource which can send notifications to the given set of listeners.
If <code>hidden</code> is <code>false</code> (the recommended value), then this resource will have its own set of
listeners with this resource declared as the <a href="event/StoreListeners.html#getSource()">source of events</a>.
It will be possible to add and remove listeners independently from the set of parent listeners.
Conversely if <code>hidden</code> is <code>true</code>, then the given listeners will be used directly
and this resource will not appear as the source of any event.
<p>In any cases, the listeners of all parents (ultimately the data store that created this resource)
will always be notified, either directly if <code>hidden</code> is <code>true</code>
or indirectly if <code>hidden</code> is <code>false</code>.</p></div>
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<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>parent­Listeners</code> - listeners of the parent resource, or <code>null</code> if none.
This is usually the listeners of the <a href="DataStore.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage"><code>Data­Store</code></a> that created this resource.</dd>
<dd><code>hidden</code> - <code>false</code> if this resource shall use its own <a href="event/StoreListeners.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage.event"><code>Store­Listeners</code></a>
with the specified parent, or <code>true</code> for using <code>parent­Listeners</code> directly.</dd>
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<h3>getIdentifier</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/Optional.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">Optional</a>&lt;<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>&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getIdentifier</span>()
throws <span class="exceptions"><a href="DataStoreException.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage">DataStoreException</a></span></div>
<div class="block">Returns the feature type name as the identifier for this resource.
Subclasses should override if they can provide a more specific identifier.</div>
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<dt>Specified by:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="Resource.html#getIdentifier()">get­Identifier</a></code>&nbsp;in interface&nbsp;<code><a href="Resource.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.storage">Resource</a></code></dd>
<dt>Overrides:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="AbstractResource.html#getIdentifier()">get­Identifier</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="AbstractResource.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage">Abstract­Resource</a></code></dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the resource identifier inferred from feature type.</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="DataStoreException.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage">Data­Store­Exception</a></code> - if an error occurred while fetching the identifier.</dd>
<dt>See Also:</dt>
<dd>
<ul class="tag-list">
<li><a href="DataStore.html#getIdentifier()"><code>Data­Store​.get­Identifier()</code></a></li>
</ul>
</dd>
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<h3>getFeatureCount</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/OptionalLong.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">OptionalLong</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getFeatureCount</span>()</div>
<div class="block">Returns an estimation of the number of features in this set, or empty if unknown.
The default implementation returns an empty value.</div>
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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>estimation of the number of features.</dd>
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<h3>createMetadata</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">protected</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="http://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/metadata/Metadata.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.metadata" class="external-link">Metadata</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">createMetadata</span>()
throws <span class="exceptions"><a href="DataStoreException.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage">DataStoreException</a></span></div>
<div class="block">Invoked in a synchronized block the first time that <code>get­Metadata()</code> is invoked.
The default implementation populates metadata based on information provided by
<a href="#getIdentifier()"><code>get­Identifier()</code></a>,
<a href="AbstractResource.html#getEnvelope()"><code>get­Envelope()</code></a>,
<a href="FeatureSet.html#getType()"><code>get­Type()</code></a> and
<a href="#getFeatureCount()"><code>get­Feature­Count()</code></a>.
Subclasses should override if they can provide more information.
The default value can be completed by casting to <a href="../../../../../org.apache.sis.metadata/org/apache/sis/metadata/iso/DefaultMetadata.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.metadata.iso"><code>Default­Metadata</code></a>.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Overrides:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="AbstractResource.html#createMetadata()">create­Metadata</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="AbstractResource.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage">Abstract­Resource</a></code></dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the newly created metadata, or <code>null</code> if unknown.</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="DataStoreException.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.storage">Data­Store­Exception</a></code> - if an error occurred while reading metadata from this resource.</dd>
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