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package org.deegree.model.spatialschema;
/**
*
* Defining the surface geometry of the iso geometry model. a surface is made of 1..n surface
* patches. for convention it is defined that Surface is a closed geometry. that means each surface
* patch a surface is made of must touch at least one other surface patch if a surface is made of
* more then one surface patch
*
* <p>
* -----------------------------------------------------
* </p>
*
* @author Andreas Poth
* @author last edited by: $Author: bezema $
* @version $Revision: 1.7 $ $Date: 2006/10/02 07:32:16 $
*
*/
public interface Surface extends OrientableSurface, GenericSurface {
/**
* @return the number of patches building the surface
*/
int getNumberOfSurfacePatches();
/**
* @param index
* the index to look for.
* @return the surface patch at the submitted index.
* @throws GeometryException
* if the Index is negativ.
*/
SurfacePatch getSurfacePatchAt( int index )
throws GeometryException;
}
/***************************************************************************************************
* Changes to this class. What the people have been up to: $Log: Surface.java,v $
* Changes to this class. What the people have been up to: Revision 1.7 2006/10/02 07:32:16 bezema
* Changes to this class. What the people have been up to: formattted and documentation
* Changes to this class. What the people have been up to: Revision 1.6
* 2006/07/12 14:46:15 poth comment footer added
*
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