A Directory Workspace can contain one or more Shapefiles.
 Directory dir = new Directory("shapefiles")
 Layer layer = dir.get("states")
  | Modifiers | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
static class  | 
                            Directory.Factory | 
                            The Directory WorkspaceFactory | 
| Constructor and description | 
|---|
                                Directory
                                (File dir)Create a Directory Workspace from a File directory  | 
                        
                                Directory
                                (java.lang.String dir)Create a Directory Workspace from a File directory  | 
                        
                                Directory
                                (DirectoryDataStore ds)Create a Directory Workspace from a GeoTools DirectoryDataStore  | 
                        
                                Directory
                                (ShapefileDataStore ds)Create a Directory Workspace from a GeoTools ShapefileDataStore  | 
                        
                                Directory
                                () | 
                        
| Type Params | Return Type | Name and description | 
|---|---|---|
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                            static Directory | 
                            fromURL(Map options, URL url, File dir)Get a Directory from a zipped Shapefile 
 
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                            Layer | 
                            get(java.lang.String name)Get a Layer by name 
 
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                            File | 
                            getFile()Get the File or Directory 
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                            java.lang.String | 
                            getFormat()Get the format 
  | 
                        
 | 
                            void | 
                            remove(java.lang.String name)Remove a Layer by name from this Workspace 
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                            java.lang.String | 
                            toString()The string representation 
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| Methods inherited from class | Name | 
|---|---|
class Workspace | 
                            add, add, close, create, create, get, getAt, getFormat, getLayers, getNames, getParameters, getWorkspace, getWorkspace, getWorkspaceNames, getWorkspaceParameters, has, readFeatures, remove, remove, withWorkspace, withWorkspace, withWorkspace, wrap | 
                        
Create a Directory Workspace from a File directory
dir -  The File directoryCreate a Directory Workspace from a File directory
dir -  The File directory as a StringCreate a Directory Workspace from a GeoTools DirectoryDataStore
ds -  The GeoTools DirectoryDataStoreCreate a Directory Workspace from a GeoTools ShapefileDataStore
ds -  The GeoTools ShapefileDataStoreGet a Directory from a zipped Shapefile
options -  Optional named parameters:
 url -  The URL of the zipped Shapefiledir -  The File directory where we will unzip the zip fileGet a Layer by name
The -  Layer nameGet the File or Directory
Get the format
Remove a Layer by name from this Workspace
name -  The Layer nameThe string representation