## Uses of Class
org.opengis.metadata.Datatype

Packages that use Datatype
org.opengis.metadata: Root package for metadata.

Uses of Datatype in org.opengis.metadata

Fields in org.opengis.metadata declared as Datatype
`static Datatype` `Datatype.ABSTRACT_CLASS` Class that cannot be directly instantiated.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.AGGREGATE_CLASS` Class that is composed of classes it is connected to by an aggregate relationship.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.ASSOCIATION` Semantic relationship between two classes that involves connections among their instances.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.CHARACTER_STRING` Free text field.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.CLASS` Descriptor of a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations, methods, relationships, and behavior.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.CODE_LIST` Flexible enumeration useful for expressing a long list of values, can be extended.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.CODE_LIST_ELEMENT` Permissible value for a codelist or enumeration.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.DATATYPE_CLASS` Class with few or no operations whose primary purpose is to hold the abstract state of another class for transmittal, storage, encoding or persistent storage.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.ENUMERATION` Data type whose instances form a list of named literal values, not extendable.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.INTEGER` Numerical field.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.INTERFACE_CLASS` Named set of operations that characterize the behavior of an element.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.META_CLASS` Class whose instances are classes.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.SPECIFIED_CLASS` Subclass that may be substituted for its superclass.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.TYPE_CLASS` Class used for specification of a domain of instances (objects), together with the operations applicable to the objects.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.UNION_CLASS` Class describing a selection of one of the specified types.

Methods in org.opengis.metadata that return Datatype
`Datatype` `ExtendedElementInformation.getDataType()` Code which identifies the kind of value provided in the extended element.
`static Datatype` `Datatype.valueOf(String code)` Returns the Datatype that matches the given string, or returns a new one if none match it.
`static Datatype[]` `Datatype.values()` Returns the list of `Datatype`s.

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