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036    
037    package org.deegree.model.spatialschema;
038    
039    /**
040     * The interface defines the access to curve geometries. Curves are made of one or more curve segments.
041     *
042     *
043     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
044     * @author last edited by: $Author: mschneider $
045     *
046     * @version $Revision: 18195 $, $Date: 2009-06-18 17:55:39 +0200 (Do, 18. Jun 2009) $
047     */
048    public interface Curve extends OrientableCurve, GenericCurve {
049    
050        /**
051         * returns the number of segments building the curve
052         *
053         * @return number of segments
054         */
055        int getNumberOfCurveSegments();
056    
057        /**
058         * returns the curve segment at the passed index
059         *
060         * @param index
061         *            to get
062         *
063         * @return segment at passed index position
064         * @throws GeometryException
065         */
066        CurveSegment getCurveSegmentAt( int index )
067                                throws GeometryException;
068    
069        /**
070         *
071         * @return all segments of a Curve
072         * @throws GeometryException
073         */
074        CurveSegment[] getCurveSegments()
075                                throws GeometryException;
076    
077    }