Type Mapping

When creating some GeoScript objects (e.g. process.Process() and feature.Field() objects), it is necessary to provide type information for converting values between Java and JavaScript. The list below describes the mapping between JavaScript types and the corresponding Java types.

Type Mapping

String Identifier	JavaScript Type	Java Type
"Boolean"	Boolean	java.lang.Boolean
"String"	String	java.lang.String
"Number"	Number	java.lang.Double
"Double"	Number	java.lang.Double
"Integer"	Number	java.lang.Integer
"Short"	Number	java.lang.Short
"Float"	Number	java.langFloat
"Long"	Number	java.lang.Long
"BigDecimal"	Number	java.math.BigDecimal
"Date"	Date	java.sql.Date
"Geometry"	geom.Geometry()	com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Geometry
"Point"	geom.Point()	com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Point
"LineString"	geom.LineString()	com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.LineString
"Polygon"	geom.Polygon()	com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Polygon
"MultiPoint"	geom.MultiPoint()	com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.MultiPoint
"MultiLineString"	geom.MultiLineString()	com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.MultiLineString
"MultiPolygon"	geom.MultiPolygon()	com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.MultiPolygon
"GeometryCollection"	geom.GeometryCollection()	com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.GeometryCollection
"Bounds"	geom.Bounds()	org.geotools.geometry.jts.ReferencedEnvelope
"FeatureCollection"	feature.FeatureCollection()	org.geotools.feature.FeatureCollection
"Filter"	filter.Filter()	org.opengis.filter.Filter
"Projection"	proj.Projection()	org.opengis.referencing.crs.CoordinateReferenceSystem
"Time"	Date	java.sql.Time
"Datetime"	Date	java.util.Date
"Timestamp"	Date	java.sql.Timestamp
"URI"	String	java.net.URI