Syntax

   FACTORY_DEF <ReaderKeyword> TeeFactory 
   [FACTORY_NAME <factory name>] 
   [INPUT FEATURE_TYPE <feature type> 
      [<attribute name> <attribute value>]* 
      [<feature function>]*]* 
   [NUMBER_OF_COPIES <copy count>] 
   [COPY_NUMBER_ATTRIBUTE <attribute name>] 
   [OUTPUT FEATURE_TYPE <feature type> 
      [<attribute name> <attribute value>]* 
      [<feature function>]*]*

Overview

   This factory implements a T junction in the factory pipeline. It replicates 
   each feature that matches the input specification, and outputs a copy of the 
   feature for each OUTPUT clause specified. The output clauses may change the 
   feature's type, or otherwise alter the feature, as it goes through. If the 
   INPUT clause is not specified, then every feature will be input into the 
   factory. This factory is useful when copies of features need to be generated 
   for further processing by other factories, or for output to different layers 
   or themes in the output data set. 

      Note: If no OUTPUT clauses are specified, the input features will be 
      deleted.

   The NUMBER_OF_COPIES clause may be used to specify how many copies of each 
   input feature are written to each OUTPUT clause. If this is not specified, a 
   value of 1 is assumed.

   When more than a single copy of the feature is written to each OUTPUT clause, 
   the COPY_NUMBER_ATTRIBUTE clause may be specified to name an attribute which 
   will be defined on the output features to specify which of the copies they 
   represent. If specified, the first feature output will have a value of "0" 
   for the specified attribute, and the value will increment for subsequent 
   copies.

Output Tags

   Since each output clause is applied to all input features, this factory has 
   no output tags.