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    /**

     * Specifies a round join style for buffer.

     */

    public static final int JOIN_STYLE_ROUND = 1;

    /**

     * Specifies a mitre join style for buffer.

     */

    public static final int JOIN_STYLE_MITRE = 2;

    /**

     * Specifies a bevel join style for buffer.

     */

    public static final int JOIN_STYLE_BEVEL = 3;

    /**

     * Computes a buffer area around this geometry having the given width, the joinStyle and the capButt

     *

     * This is a utility method to wrap the invocation to the operation

     * {@link OPERATIONS#BUFFER}.

     *

     * @param distance the width of the buffer

     * @param joinStyle the join style can be JOIN_STYLE_ROUND, JOIN_STYLE_MITRE, JOIN_STYLE_BEVEL,

     * @param capButt true if not add a cap

     *

     * @return a new Geometry with the computed buffer.

     *

     * @throws GeometryOperationNotSupportedException

     * @throws GeometryOperationException

     */

    public Geometry buffer(double distance, int joinStyle, boolean capButt) 

            throws GeometryOperationNotSupportedException, 

            GeometryOperationException;