/* * Copyright 2003-2004, Franz-Josef Elmer, All rights reserved * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 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 Lesser General Public License for more details * (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html). * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA */ package jcckit.graphic; /** * Defining a clipping shape applied to all {@link GraphicalElement * GraphicalElements} of a {@link GraphicalComposite}. * * @author Franz-Josef Elmer */ public interface ClippingShape { /** * Returns true if the specified point is inside this * clipping shape. */ public boolean isInside(GraphPoint point); /** * Returns the bounding box of this clipping shape. * This method will be used by renderers who supports only * rectangular clipping shapes. */ public ClippingRectangle getBoundingBox(); /** * Returns a basic graphical element (such as {@link Rectangle} * or {@link Polygon}) which may be used by renderers to * define the clipping shape for the output device. */ public BasicGraphicalElement getGraphicalElement(); }