/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2005-2008, 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.referencing.piecewise;
import org.opengis.referencing.operation.MathTransform1D;
/**
* The {@link PiecewiseTransform1D} interface extends the {@link Domain1D}
* adding transformation capabilities to it.
*
* @author Simone Giannecchini, GeoSolutions.
*
*
*
* @source $URL$
*/
public interface PiecewiseTransform1D<T extends PiecewiseTransform1DElement> extends Domain1D<T>, MathTransform1D {
/**
* Indicates whether or not this {@link PiecewiseTransform1D} has a default value which
* will be returned when asked to transform a value outside the valid domain elements.
*
* @return a <code>boolean</code> to indicate whether or not this {@link PiecewiseTransform1D} has a default value.
*/
public boolean hasDefaultValue() ;
/**
* The default value which will be returned when asked to transform a value outside the valid domain elements.
*
* <p>
* In case {@link #hasDefaultValue()} return <code>false</code> this value has no meaning.
*
* @return The default value which will be returned when asked to transform a value outside the valid domain elements.
*/
public double getDefaultValue() ;
}