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043
044 package org.deegree.model.spatialschema;
045
046 /**
047 * The interface defines the access to curve geometries. Curves are
048 * made of one or more curve segments.
049 *
050 *
051 * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
052 * @author last edited by: $Author: apoth $
053 *
054 * @version. $Revision: 7984 $, $Date: 2007-08-12 20:36:23 +0200 (So, 12 Aug 2007) $
055 */
056 public interface Curve extends OrientableCurve, GenericCurve {
057
058 /**
059 * returns the number of segments building the curve
060 * @return number of segments
061 */
062 int getNumberOfCurveSegments();
063
064 /**
065 * returns the curve segment at the passed index
066 * @return segment at passed index position
067 */
068 CurveSegment getCurveSegmentAt(int index) throws GeometryException;
069
070 /**
071 *
072 * @return all segments of a Curve
073 * @throws GeometryException
074 */
075 CurveSegment[] getCurveSegments() throws GeometryException;
076
077 }