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043    package org.deegree.graphics.displayelements;
044    
045    import java.awt.Graphics2D;
046    
047    /**
048     * This is a label with style information and screen coordinates, ready to be rendered to a view.
049     * <p>
050     * 
051     * @author <a href="mailto:mschneider@lat-lon.de">Markus Schneider</a>
052     * @version $Revision: 9340 $ $Date: 2007-12-27 13:32:12 +0100 (Do, 27 Dez 2007) $
053     */
054    public interface Label {
055    
056        /**
057         * Renders the label (including halo and other style information) to the submitted
058         * <tt>Graphics2D</tt> context.
059         * <p>
060         * 
061         * @param g
062         *            <tt>Graphics2D</tt> context to be used
063         */
064        public void paint( Graphics2D g );
065    
066        /**
067         * Renders the label's boundaries to the submitted <tt>Graphics2D</tt> context. Immensely
068         * useful for testing.
069         * <p>
070         * 
071         * @param g
072         *            <tt>Graphics2D</tt> context to be used
073         */
074        public void paintBoundaries( Graphics2D g );
075    
076        /**
077         * Determines if the label intersects with another label.
078         * <p>
079         * 
080         * @param that
081         *            label to test
082         * @return true if the labels intersect
083         */
084        public boolean intersects( Label that );
085    
086        /**
087         * Returns the x-coordinate of the label.
088         * <p>
089         * 
090         * @return the x-coordinate of the label.
091         */
092        public int getX();
093    
094        /**
095         * Returns the y-coordinate of the label.
096         * <p>
097         * 
098         * @return the y-coordinate of the label.
099         */
100        public int getY();
101    
102        /**
103         * Returns the rightmost x-coordinate of the label's bounding box.
104         * <p>
105         * 
106         * @return the rightmost x-coordinate of the label's bounding box.
107         */
108        public int getMaxX();
109    
110        /**
111         * Returns the lowermost y-coordinate of the label's bounding box.
112         * <p>
113         * 
114         * @return the lowermost y-coordinate of the label's bounding box.
115         */
116        public int getMaxY();
117    
118        /**
119         * Returns the leftmost x-coordinate of the label's bounding box.
120         * <p>
121         * 
122         * @return the leftmost x-coordinate of the label's bounding box.
123         */
124        public int getMinX();
125    
126        /**
127         * Returns the uppermost x-coordinate of the label's bounding box.
128         * <p>
129         * 
130         * @return the uppermost x-coordinate of the label's bounding box.
131         */
132        public int getMinY();
133    }