Factory (GeoAPI normative 3.1-SNAPSHOT)

All Known Subinterfaces:

AuthorityFactory, CoordinateOperationAuthorityFactory, CoordinateOperationFactory, CRSAuthorityFactory, CRSFactory, CSAuthorityFactory, CSFactory, DatumAuthorityFactory, DatumFactory, MathTransformFactory, NameFactory, ObjectFactory
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public interface Factory
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Base interface for all factories. Factories can be grouped in two categories:
- Authority factories creates objects from a compact string defined by an authority.
- Object factories allows applications to make objects that cannot be created by an authority factory.
Object factories are very flexible, whereas the authority factories are easier to use.
Since:

1.0

Departure from OGC/ISO specification:
This interface is not part of the OGC specification. It is added for uniformity, in order to provide a common base class for all factories.

- Method Summary
  
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Citation getVendor()
  Returns the vendor responsible for creating this factory implementation.

- Method Detail
  - getVendor
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Citation getVendor()
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    Returns the vendor responsible for creating this factory implementation. Many implementations may be available for the same factory interface. Implementations can be managed by a service loader.
    
    Returns:
    
    the vendor for this factory implementation.