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* ---------------------
* ExtendedDrawable.java
* ---------------------
* (C) Copyright 2002-2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
*
* Original Author: Thomas Morgner;
* Contributor(s): -;
*
* $Id: ExtendedDrawable.java,v 1.4 2005/10/18 13:18:34 mungady Exp $
*
* Changes
* -------
* 27-Apr-2005: Initial version.
*
*/
package org.jfree.ui;
import java.awt.Dimension;
/**
* A drawable that has a preferred size and aspect ratio. Implement this interface to gain
* some control over the rendering and layouting process for the drawable.
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public interface ExtendedDrawable extends Drawable
{
/**
* Returns the preferred size of the drawable. If the drawable is aspect ratio aware,
* these bounds should be used to compute the preferred aspect ratio for this drawable.
*
* @return the preferred size.
*/
public Dimension getPreferredSize ();
/**
* Returns true, if this drawable will preserve an aspect ratio during the drawing.
*
* @return true, if an aspect ratio is preserved, false otherwise.
*/
public boolean isPreserveAspectRatio ();
}