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    /**

     * Check if a geometry type inherits of other type. E.g:

     * the super type of an arc could be a a curve, the super

     * type of a circle could be a surface...

     * 

     * @param geometryType

     *            the geometry type to check if is it super type

     * @return

     *         if the the parameter is a super type of this

     *         geometry type

     */

    public boolean isTypeOf(GeometryType geometryType);

    /**

     * Check if a geometry subType inherits of other subType. E.g:

     * the super Subtype of a geometry 3D could be a geometry 2D,

     * because the 3D extends the behavior of a geometry 2D.

     * 

     * @param geometryType

     *            the geometry type to check if is it super subtype

     * @return

     *         if the the parameter is a super subType of this

     *         geometry type

     */

    public boolean isSubTypeOf(GeometryType geometryType);

        return Geometry.TYPES.GEOMETRY == geometryType;

    public boolean isTypeOf(GeometryType geometryType) {

        return isTypeOf(geometryType.getType());

    }

    public boolean isSubTypeOf(GeometryType geometryType) {

        return isSubTypeOf(geometryType.getSubType());

    }

    public boolean equals(Object obj) {

        if (obj instanceof GeometryType) {

            GeometryType other = (GeometryType) obj;

            return type == other.getType() && subType == other.getSubType();

        }

        return false;

    }