/**
* Parses the characteristics
*
* @param characteristicsArray XML characteristics
* @return SOS characteristics
* @throws OwsExceptionReport * if an error occurs
*/
private List<SmlCharacteristics> parseCharacteristics(
final Characteristics[] characteristicsArray) throws OwsExceptionReport {
final List<SmlCharacteristics> sosCharacteristicsList =
new ArrayList<SmlCharacteristics>(characteristicsArray.length);
final SmlCharacteristics sosCharacteristics = new SmlCharacteristics();
for (final Characteristics xbCharacteristics : characteristicsArray) {
final Object decodedObject =
CodingHelper.decodeXmlElement(xbCharacteristics.getAbstractDataRecord());
if (decodedObject instanceof DataRecord) {
sosCharacteristics.setDataRecord((DataRecord) decodedObject);
} else {
throw new InvalidParameterValueException()
.at(XmlHelper.getLocalName(xbCharacteristics))
.withMessage(
"Error while parsing the characteristics of the SensorML (the characteristics' data record is not of type DataRecordPropertyType)!");
}
}
sosCharacteristicsList.add(sosCharacteristics);
return sosCharacteristicsList;
}