Application: gvSIG desktop

/*

 * Created on 10-feb-2005

 *

 * gvSIG. Sistema de Informaci?n Geogr?fica de la Generalitat Valenciana

 *

 * Copyright (C) 2004 IVER T.I. and Generalitat Valenciana.

 *

 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License

 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2

 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

 *

 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

 * GNU General Public License for more details.

 *

 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software

 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307,

     USA.

 *

 * For more information, contact:

 *

 *  Generalitat Valenciana

 *   Conselleria d'Infraestructures i Transport

 *   Av. Blasco Ib??ez, 50

 *   46010 VALENCIA

 *   SPAIN

 *

 *      +34 963862235

 *   gvsig@gva.es

 *      www.gvsig.gva.es

 *

 *    or

 *

 *   IVER T.I. S.A

 *   Salamanca 50

 *   46005 Valencia

 *   Spain

 *

 *   +34 963163400

 *   dac@iver.es

 */

package com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.core;

import java.awt.geom.Point2D;

/**

 * <p>In a <i>FMap</i> graphic layer, each geometry drawn has control points named <i>handlers</i> that allow

 *  user to move, modify, set, ... that geometry.</p>

 *  

 * <p>Each geometry will have its own handlers, and each one can have different behavior according its nature.</p>

 * 

 * <p>The <code>Handler</code> interface defines the least set of common methods for all geometry handlers.</p>

 */

public interface Handler {

        /**

         * <p>Generic method of moving in 2D a handler of a geometry using two numbers that

         * represent the 2D coordinates.</p>

         * 

         * <p>Each handler of each geometry adapts this method to its own behavior in that geometry, that

         * implies that could not be implemented.</p>

         *

         * @param x first dimension coordinate

         * @param y second dimension coordinate

         * 

         * @see #set(double, double)

         */

        public void move(double x, double y);

        /**

          * <p>Generic method of situating in 2D a handler of a geometry using two numbers that

         * represent the 2D coordinates.</p>

         * 

         * <p>Each handler of each geometry adapts this method to its own behavior in that geometry, that

         * implies that could not be implemented.</p>

         *

         * @param x first dimension coordinate

         * @param y second dimension coordinate

         * 

         * @see #move(double, double)

         * @see #getPoint()

         */

        public void set(double x, double y);

        /**

          * <p>Generic method of getting the 2D point that represents a handler of a geometry.</p>

         * 

         * <p>Each handler of each geometry adapts this method to its own behavior in that geometry, that

         * implies that could not be implemented.</p>

         *

         * @return point 2D that represents this handler of geometry

         * 

         * @see #set(double, double)

         * @see #move(double, double)

         */

        public Point2D getPoint();

        /**

         * <p>Returns <code>true</code> if the object is a <code>Handler</code> and has the

         *  same coordinates as this one.</p>

         * 

         * @param obj the reference object with which to compare 

         * @return <code>true</code> if this object is the same as the <code>obj</code> argument; <code>false</code> otherwise

         * 

         * @see #getPoint()

         */

        public boolean equalsPoint(Object obj);

}