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043    
044    package org.deegree.graphics;
045    
046    import org.deegree.model.spatialschema.Envelope;
047    import org.deegree.model.spatialschema.Position;
048    
049    /**
050     * 
051     * <p>
052     * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
053     * </p>
054     * 
055     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
056     * @version $Revision: 9340 $ $Date: 2007-12-27 13:32:12 +0100 (Do, 27 Dez 2007) $
057     */
058    public interface Selector {
059    
060        /**
061         * adds a Theme to the Selector that shall be notified if something happens.
062         */
063        void addTheme( Theme theme );
064    
065        /**
066         * @see Selector#addTheme(Theme)
067         */
068        void removeTheme( Theme theme );
069    
070        /**
071         * selects all features (display elements) that are located within the submitted bounding box.
072         * 
073         * @return ids of the selected features (display elements)
074         */
075        String[] select( Envelope boundingbox );
076    
077        /**
078         * selects all features (display elements) that intersects the submitted point. if a feature is
079         * already selected it remains selected.
080         * 
081         * @return ids of the selected features (display elements)
082         */
083        String[] select( Position position );
084    
085        /**
086         * selects all features (display elements) that are located within the circle described by the
087         * position and the radius. if a feature is already selected it remains selected.
088         * 
089         * @return ids of the selected features (display elements)
090         */
091        String[] select( Position position, double radius );
092    
093        /**
094         * selects all features (display elements) that are specified by the submitted ids. if a feature
095         * is already selected it remains selected.
096         * 
097         * @return ids of the selected features (display elements)
098         */
099        String[] select( String[] ids );
100    
101        /**
102         * invertes the current selection.
103         */
104        String[] invertSelection();
105    
106        /**
107         * marks all features as unselected
108         */
109        void reset();
110    
111    }