Position.java

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package com.google.gwt.geolocation.client;

import com.google.gwt.core.client.SingleJsoImpl;
import com.google.gwt.geolocation.client.PositionImpl.CoordinatesImpl;

/**
 * Represents information about the user's position as reported by the browser.
 */
@SingleJsoImpl(PositionImpl.class)
public interface Position {

  /**
   * Returns information about the coordinates reported by the browser.
   */
  public Coordinates getCoordinates();

  /**
   * Returns the time this position was reported by the browser.
   */
  public double getTimestamp();

  /**
   * Represents position reported by the browser.
   */
  @SingleJsoImpl(CoordinatesImpl.class)
  public interface Coordinates {

    /**
     * Returns the estimated accuracy reported by the browser, in meters.
     */
    public double getAccuracy();

    /**
     * Returns the altitude reported by the browser, in meters, above the <a
     * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_ellipsoid">reference
     * ellipsoid</a>, or <code>null</code> if the browser did not report an
     * altitude.
     */
    public Double getAltitude();

    /**
     * Returns the estimated accuracy of the altitude reported by the browser,
     * in meters, or <code>null</code> if the browser did not report an
     * accuracy.
     */
    public Double getAltitudeAccuracy();

    /**
     * Returns the heading, in degrees from due north, reported by the browser,
     * based on previous calls to get the user's position, or <code>null</code>
     * if the browser did not report a heading.
     */
    public Double getHeading();

    /**
     * Returns the decimal latitude reported by the browser.
     */
    public double getLatitude();

    /**
     * Returns the decimal longitude reported by the browser.
     */
    public double getLongitude();

    /**
     * Returns the speed, in meters/second, reported by the browser, based on
     * previous calls to get the user's position, or <code>null</code> if the
     * browser did not report a speed.
     */
    public Double getSpeed();
  }
}