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044    package org.deegree.graphics.sld;
045    
046    import org.deegree.framework.xml.Marshallable;
047    
048    /**
049     * The GraphicFill element both indicates that a stipple-fill repeated graphic will be used and
050     * specifies the fill graphic.
051     * <p>
052     * </p>
053     * A graphic can be defined very informally as a little picture. The appearance of the graphic is
054     * defined with the embedded Graphic element. Additional parameters for the GraphicFill may be
055     * provided in the future to provide more control the exact style of filling.
056     * 
057     * 
058     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
059     * @author last edited by: $Author: apoth $
060     * 
061     * @version. $Revision: 9340 $, $Date: 2007-12-27 13:32:12 +0100 (Do, 27 Dez 2007) $
062     */
063    public class GraphicFill implements Marshallable {
064    
065        /**
066         * 
067         */
068        private Graphic graphic = null;
069    
070        /**
071         * default constructor
072         */
073        GraphicFill() {
074        }
075    
076        /**
077         * constructor initializing the class with the <GraphicFill>
078         */
079        GraphicFill( Graphic graphic ) {
080            setGraphic( graphic );
081        }
082    
083        /**
084         * A Graphic is a graphic symbol with an inherent shape, color(s), and possibly size. A graphic
085         * can be very informally defined as a little picture and can be of either a raster or
086         * vector-graphic source type. The term graphic is used since the term symbol is similar to
087         * symbolizer which is used in a different context in SLD.
088         * 
089         * @return graphic
090         * 
091         */
092        public Graphic getGraphic() {
093            return graphic;
094        }
095    
096        /**
097         * sets <Graphic>
098         * 
099         * @param graphic
100         * 
101         */
102        public void setGraphic( Graphic graphic ) {
103            this.graphic = graphic;
104        }
105    
106        /**
107         * exports the content of the GraphicFill as XML formated String
108         * 
109         * @return xml representation of the GraphicFill
110         */
111        public String exportAsXML() {
112    
113            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer( 1000 );
114            sb.append( "<GraphicFill>" );
115            sb.append( ( (Marshallable) graphic ).exportAsXML() );
116            sb.append( "</GraphicFill>" );
117    
118            return sb.toString();
119        }
120    
121    }