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 *
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 */
package org.opengis.geometry.coordinate;

import org.opengis.annotation.UML;

import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;


/**
 * Equivalents to the {@link Arc}, except the bulge representation is maintained.
 *
 *
 * @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/library/opengis/src/main/java/org/opengis/geometry/coordinate/ArcByBulge.java $
 * @version <A HREF="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/as">ISO 19107</A>
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 1.0
 *
 * @see GeometryFactory#createArcByBulge
 */
@UML(identifier="GM_ArcByBulge", specification=ISO_19107)
public interface ArcByBulge extends ArcStringByBulge {
    /**
     * Recast as a base {@linkplain Arc arc}.
     *
     * @return This arc by bulge as a base {@linkplain Arc arc}.
     */
    Arc asArcString();
}