/*
* The JTS Topology Suite is a collection of Java classes that
* implement the fundamental operations required to validate a given
* geo-spatial data set to a known topological specification.
*
* Copyright (C) 2001 Vivid Solutions
*
* 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; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* 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.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*
* For more information, contact:
*
* Vivid Solutions
* Suite #1A
* 2328 Government Street
* Victoria BC V8T 5G5
* Canada
*
* (250)385-6040
* www.vividsolutions.com
*/
package com.vividsolutions.jts.index.strtree;
/**
* A spatial object in an AbstractSTRtree.
*
* @version 1.7
*/
public interface Boundable {
/**
* Returns a representation of space that encloses this Boundable, preferably
* not much bigger than this Boundable's boundary yet fast to test for intersection
* with the bounds of other Boundables. The class of object returned depends
* on the subclass of AbstractSTRtree.
* @return an Envelope (for STRtrees), an Interval (for SIRtrees), or other object
* (for other subclasses of AbstractSTRtree)
* @see AbstractSTRtree.IntersectsOp
*/
Object getBounds();
}