/*
* OSGeom -- Geometry Collab
*
* (C) 2009, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
* (C) 2001-2009 Department of Geography, University of Bonn
* (C) 2001-2009 lat/lon GmbH
*
* 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.osgeo.geometry.composite;
import java.util.List;
import org.osgeo.geometry.Geometry;
import org.osgeo.geometry.primitive.GeometricPrimitive;
/**
* A <code>CompositeGeometry</code> is a geometric complex with underlying core geometries that are (as a whole)
* isomorphic to a geometry primitive. E.g., a composite curve is a collection of curves whose geometry interface could
* be satisfied by a single curve (albeit a much more complex one). Composites are intended for use as attribute values
* in datasets in which the underlying geometry has been decomposed, usually to expose its topological nature.
*
* @param <T>
* type of the composited geometries
*
* @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:schneider@lat-lon.de">Markus Schneider</a>
* @author last edited by: $Author$
*
* @version. $Revision$, $Date$
*/
public interface CompositeGeometry<T extends GeometricPrimitive> extends Geometry, List<T> {
/**
* Returns {@link Geometry.GeometryType#COMPOSITE_GEOMETRY}.
*
* @return {@link Geometry.GeometryType#COMPOSITE_GEOMETRY}
*/
public GeometryType getGeometryType();
}