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044
045 package org.deegree.model.spatialschema;
046
047 /**
048 *
049 * Defining the boundary of a surface. The surface boundary is defined as ring surounding the
050 * exterior boundary of the surface and the rings surounding each interior ring of the surface.
051 *
052 * <p>
053 * -----------------------------------------------------
054 * </p>
055 *
056 * @author Axel Schaefer
057 * @version $Revision: 9343 $ $Date: 2007-12-27 14:30:32 +0100 (Do, 27 Dez 2007) $
058 * <p>
059 */
060
061 public interface SurfaceBoundary extends PrimitiveBoundary {
062 /**
063 * @clientCardinality 0..*
064 */
065
066 /*
067 * as SurfaceBoundary::exterior[0,1] : Ring; SurfaceBoundary::interior[0..*] : Ring;
068 */
069
070 /*
071 * A SurfaceBoundary consists of some number of Rings, corresponding to the various components
072 * of its boundary. In the normal 2D case, one of these rings is distinguished as being the
073 * exterior boundary. In a general manifold this is not always possible, in which case all
074 * boundaries shall be listed as interior boundaries, and the exterior will be empty.
075 */
076
077 /*
078 * get the exterior ring
079 */
080 public Ring getExteriorRing();
081
082 /*
083 * gets the interior ring(s)
084 */
085 public Ring[] getInteriorRings();
086
087 }