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NAME

Geo::GDAL::FFI::FeatureDefn - A GDAL feature schema

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

METHODS

new

$defn = Geo::GDAL::FFI::FeatureDefn->new({Fields => [...], GeometryType => 'Point'});

Create a new FeatureDefn object.

The named arguments (optional) are the following.

Name

Optional; the name for this feature class; default is the empty string.

Fields

Optional, a reference to an array of FieldDefn objects or schemas.

GeometryFields

Optional, a reference to an array of GeomFieldDefn objects or schemas.

GeometryType

Optional, the type for the first geometry field; default is Unknown. Note that this argument is ignored if GeometryFields is given.

StyleIgnored

GetSchema

Returns the definition as a perl data structure.

GetFieldDefn

my $field_defn = $defn->GetFieldDefn($name);

Get the specified non spatial field object. If the argument is explicitly an integer and not a string, it is taken as the field index.

GetFieldDefns

my @field_defns = $defn->GetFieldDefns;

GetGeomFieldDefn

my $geom_field_defn = $defn->GetGeomFieldDefn($name);

Get the specified spatial field object. If the argument is explicitly an integer and not a string, it is taken as the field index.

GetGeomFieldDefns

my @geom_field_defns = $defn->GetGeomFieldDefns;

SetGeometryIgnored

$defn->SetGeometryIgnored($arg);

Ignore the first geometry field when reading features from a layer. To not ignore the first geometry field call this method with defined but false (0) argument.

IsGeometryIgnored

my $is = $defn->IsGeometryIgnored;

Is the first geometry field ignored when reading features from a layer.

LICENSE

This software is released under the Artistic License. See perlartistic.

AUTHOR

Ari Jolma - Ari.Jolma at gmail.com

SEE ALSO

Geo::GDAL::FFI

Alien::gdal, FFI::Platypus, http://www.gdal.org