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 * $Id: RtfBasicElement.java 2996 2007-11-20 22:40:36Z hallm $
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package com.lowagie.text.rtf;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;

import com.lowagie.text.rtf.document.RtfDocument;

/**
 * The RtfBasicElement interface defines the interface for elements that can
 * be added to the RtfWriter.
 *
 * @version $Id: RtfBasicElement.java 2996 2007-11-20 22:40:36Z hallm $
 * @author Mark Hall (mhall@edu.uni-klu.ac.at)
 * @author Thomas Bickel (tmb99@inode.at)
 */
public interface RtfBasicElement {
    /**
     * Constant for the beginning of a rtf group
     */
    public static final byte[] OPEN_GROUP = "{".getBytes();
    /**
     * Constant for the end of an rtf group
     */
    public static final byte[] CLOSE_GROUP = "}".getBytes();
    /**
     * Constant for a delimiter in rtf
     */
    public static final byte[] DELIMITER = " ".getBytes();
    /**
     * Constant for a comma delimiter in rtf
     */
    public static final byte[] COMMA_DELIMITER = ";".getBytes();
    /**
     * The factor to use for translating from iText to rtf measurments
     */
    public static final double TWIPS_FACTOR = 20;

    /**
     * Return the content of the Element in a byte array
     * 
     * @return The byte array containing the data
     * @deprecated As of iText 2.0.6 or earlier, replaced by
     * {@link #writeContent(OutputStream)}, scheduled for removal at or after 2.1.0
     */
    public byte[] write();
    
    /**
     * Writes the element content to the given output stream.
     * This method replaces the {@link #write()} method which is now deprecated. 
     * 
     * @param out
     */
    public void writeContent(OutputStream out) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Sets the RtfDocument this RtfElement belongs to
     * 
     * @param doc The RtfDocument to use
     */
    public void setRtfDocument(RtfDocument doc);
    
    /**
     * Sets whether this RtfBasicElement is in a table
     * 
     * @param inTable Whether this RtfBasicElement is in a table
     */
    public void setInTable(boolean inTable);
    
    /**
     * Sets whether this RtfBasicElement is in a header
     * 
     * @param inHeader Whether this RtfBasicElement is in a header
     */
    public void setInHeader(boolean inHeader);
}