MBR.java

package org.khelekore.prtree;

/** A minimum bounding rectangle
 */ 
public interface MBR {
    /** Get the minimum x value */
    double getMinX ();

    /** Get the minimum y value */
    double getMinY ();

    /** Get the maximum x value */
    double getMaxX ();

    /** Get the maximum y value */
    double getMaxY ();

    /** Return a new MBR that is the union of this mbr and the other 
     * @param mbr the MBR to create a union with
     */
    MBR union (MBR mbr);

    /** Check if the other MBR intersects this one */
    boolean intersects (MBR other);

    /** Check if this MBR intersects the rectangle given by the object 
     *  and the MBRConverter.
     */
    <T> boolean intersects (T t, MBRConverter<T> converter);
}