/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2004-2008, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* version 2.1 of the License.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*/
package org.geotools.resources;
import org.geotools.referencing.wkt.Formatter;
/**
* Interface for object that can be formatted as
* <A HREF="http://geoapi.sourceforge.net/snapshot/javadoc/org/opengis/referencing/doc-files/WKT.html"><cite>Well
* Known Text</cite> (WKT), but can't extends {@link org.geotools.referencing.wkt.Formattable}. This
* interface is especially used for {@code AffineTransform2D} implementation. This interface is not
* public because the {@code formatWKT(Formatter)} method usually has a protected access.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @source $URL$
* @version $Id$
* @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
*
* @todo Consider renaming {@link org.geotools.referencing.wkt.Formattable} as
* {@code AbstractFormattable} and move this interface in the wkt package.
*/
public interface Formattable {
/**
* Format the inner part of a
* <A HREF="http://geoapi.sourceforge.net/snapshot/javadoc/org/opengis/referencing/doc-files/WKT.html"><cite>Well
* Known Text</cite> (WKT)</A> element.
*
* @param formatter The formatter to use.
* @return The WKT element name (e.g. "GEOGCS").
*
* @see org.geotools.referencing.wkt.Formattable#formatWKT(Formatter)
*/
String formatWKT(Formatter formatter);
}