/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2005-2008, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
*
* 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;
* version 2.1 of the License.
*
* 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.
*/
package org.geotools.styling;
import org.opengis.filter.expression.Expression;
/**
* Allows open ended extensions for text oriented rendering formats.
* For example, with target="kml:extrude" one could specify the height of a building in KML
* and activate 3D rendering, or with "kml:time" one could specify the time or timespan
* associated to the
* @author Andrea Aime - TOPP
*
*
*
* @source $URL$
*/
public interface OtherText {
/**
* The target location for the text. It can be anything, but it's up to the renderer
* to decide whether it can be used or not (some paths can be used, others are not understood)
* @return
*/
public String getTarget();
public void setTarget(String target);
/**
* The text expression to be used in the specified location. Normally it should be a string,
* but a renderer may accept something different (a number, a date)
* @return
*/
public Expression getText();
public void setText(Expression otherText);
}