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[cdmlib.git] / cdmlib-model / src / main / java / eu / etaxonomy / cdm / model / occurrence / Specimen.java
1 /**
2 * Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
3 * European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
4 * http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
5 *
6 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
7 * See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
8 */
9
10 package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.occurrence;
11
12 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
13 import javax.persistence.*;
14
15 /**
16 * A specimen is regarded as derived from an field observation,
17 * so locality and gathering related information is captured as a separate FieldObservation object
18 * related to a specimen via a derivation event
19 * @author m.doering
20 * @version 1.0
21 * @created 08-Nov-2007 13:06:52
22 */
23 @Entity
24 public class Specimen extends DerivedUnit {
25 static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Specimen.class);
26
27 private PreservationMethod preservation;
28
29 /**
30 * Factory method
31 * @return
32 */
33 public static Specimen NewInstance(){
34 return new Fossil();
35 }
36
37 /**
38 * Constructor
39 */
40 protected Specimen() {
41 super();
42 }
43
44 @ManyToOne
45 public PreservationMethod getPreservation(){
46 return this.preservation;
47 }
48 public void setPreservation(PreservationMethod preservation){
49 this.preservation = preservation;
50 }
51
52 }