Orientable.java

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package org.eclipse.draw2d;

/**
 * An interface for objects that can be either horizontally or vertically oriented.
 */
public interface Orientable
	extends PositionConstants, IFigure
{

/**
 * A constant representing a horizontal orientation.
 */
int HORIZONTAL = 0;
/**
 * A constant representing a vertical orientation.
 */
int VERTICAL = 1;

/**
 * Sets the orientation. Can be either {@link #HORIZONTAL} or {@link #VERTICAL}.
 * @param orientation The orientation
 */
void setOrientation(int orientation);

/**
 * Sets the direction the orientable figure will face.  Can be one of many directional
 * constants defined in {@link PositionConstants}.
 * @param direction The direction
 */
void setDirection(int direction);

}