pygplates.FeatureType

class pygplates.FeatureType

Bases: Boost.Python.instance

The namespace-qualified type of a feature.

All comparison operators (==, !=, <, <=, >, >=) are supported. FeatureType is hashable (can be used as a key in a dict).

The default feature type for Feature() is pygplates.FeatureType.gpml_unclassified_feature (which is the same as pygplates.FeatureType.create_gpml('UnclassifiedFeature')).

As a convenience the following common feature types are available as class attributes:

__init__(): Raises an exception This class cannot be instantiated from Python

Methods

`__init__`	Raises an exception This class cannot be instantiated from Python
`create_from_qualified_string`(name)	[staticmethod] Creates a `FeatureType` instance from a fully qualified name string.
`create_gpml`(name)	[staticmethod] Create a feature type qualified with the `gpml:` prefix (`gpml:` + `name`).
`get_name`()	Returns the unqualified name.
`get_namespace`()	Returns the namespace URI.
`get_namespace_alias`()	Returns the namespace alias.
`to_qualified_string`()	Returns the fully qualified name.

Attributes

`gpml_aseismic_ridge`
`gpml_basic_rock_unit`
`gpml_basin`
`gpml_closed_continental_boundary`
`gpml_closed_plate_boundary`
`gpml_coastline`
`gpml_continental_crust`
`gpml_continental_fragment`
`gpml_continental_rift`
`gpml_craton`
`gpml_extended_continental_crust`
`gpml_fault`
`gpml_flowline`
`gpml_fold_plane`
`gpml_fracture_zone`
`gpml_fracture_zone_identification`
`gpml_geological_lineation`
`gpml_geological_plane`
`gpml_hot_spot`
`gpml_hot_spot_trail`
`gpml_inferred_paleo_boundary`
`gpml_island_arc`
`gpml_isochron`
`gpml_large_igneous_province`
`gpml_magnetic_anomaly_identification`
`gpml_magnetic_anomaly_lineation`
`gpml_magnetic_anomaly_ship_track`
`gpml_mid_ocean_ridge`
`gpml_motion_path`
`gpml_oceanic_crust`
`gpml_ophiolite`
`gpml_orogenic_belt`
`gpml_passive_continental_boundary`
`gpml_pluton`
`gpml_pseudo_fault`
`gpml_seamount`
`gpml_slab_edge`
`gpml_subduction_zone`
`gpml_suture`
`gpml_terrane_boundary`
`gpml_topological_closed_plate_boundary`
`gpml_topological_network`
`gpml_topological_slab_boundary`
`gpml_total_reconstruction_sequence`
`gpml_transform`
`gpml_transitional_crust`
`gpml_unclassified_feature`
`gpml_unconformity`
`gpml_unknown_contact`
`gpml_virtual_geomagnetic_pole`
`gpml_volcano`

static create_from_qualified_string(name)

[staticmethod] Creates a FeatureType instance from a fully qualified name string.

Parameters: name (string) – qualified name
Return type: FeatureType or None

The name string should have a : character separating the namespace alias from the unqualified name, for example gpml:Coastline. If the namespace alias is not recognised (as gpml, gml or xsi) then gpml is assumed.

An over-qualified name string (eg, containing two or more : characters) will result in None being returned.

feature_type = pygplates.FeatureType.create_from_qualified_string('gpml:Coastline')

static create_gpml(name)

[staticmethod] Create a feature type qualified with the gpml: prefix (gpml: + name).

Parameters: name (string) – unqualified name
Return type: FeatureType

gpml_coastline_feature_type = pygplates.FeatureType.create_gpml('Coastline')

get_name()

Returns the unqualified name.

Return type: string

This is the fully qualified name minus the gpml: prefix (if created with create_gpml()).

For example, Coastline.

get_namespace()

Returns the namespace URI.

Return type: string

For example, the gpml namespace alias has the namespace http://www.gplates.org/gplates.

get_namespace_alias()

Returns the namespace alias.

Return type: string

For example, gpml (if created with create_gpml()).

to_qualified_string()

Returns the fully qualified name.

Return type: string

For example, gpml:Coastline.