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043    package org.deegree.graphics.sld;
044    
045    /**
046     * This is the basis of all symbolizers. It defines the method <tt>getGeometry</tt> that's common
047     * to all symbolizers.
048     * <p>
049     * ----------------------------------------------------------------------
050     * </p>
051     * 
052     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
053     * @author <a href="mailto:mschneider@lat-lon.de">Markus Schneider</a>
054     * @version $Revision: 9340 $ $Date: 2007-12-27 13:32:12 +0100 (Do, 27 Dez 2007) $
055     */
056    
057    public interface Symbolizer {
058    
059        /**
060         * The ScaleDenominator-information is optional and determines whether a rule (and thus a
061         * Symbolizer) is a to be applied at a certain scale.
062         * 
063         * @return the MinScaleDenominator
064         */
065        double getMinScaleDenominator();
066    
067        /**
068         * Sets the MinScaleDenominator
069         * 
070         * @param minScaleDenominator
071         *            the MinScaleDenominator
072         */
073        void setMinScaleDenominator( double minScaleDenominator );
074    
075        /**
076         * The ScaleDenominator-information is optional and determines whether a rule (and thus a
077         * Symbolizer) is a to be applied at a certain scale.
078         * 
079         * @return the MaxScaleDenominator
080         */
081        double getMaxScaleDenominator();
082    
083        /**
084         * Sets the MaxScaleDenominator
085         * 
086         * @param maxScaleDenominator
087         *            the MaxScaleDenominator
088         */
089        void setMaxScaleDenominator( double maxScaleDenominator );
090    
091        /**
092         * The Geometry element is optional and if it is absent then the default geometry property of
093         * the feature type that is used in the containing FeatureStyleType is used. The precise meaning
094         * of default geometry property is system-dependent. Most frequently, feature types will have
095         * only a single geometry property.
096         * 
097         * @return the geometry of the symbolizer
098         */
099        Geometry getGeometry();
100    
101        /**
102         * Sets the Geometry.
103         * 
104         * @param geometry
105         *            the geometry of the symbolizer
106         * 
107         */
108        void setGeometry( Geometry geometry );
109    
110    }