/*
* @(#)Positionable.java
*
* 2002 - 2012 JIDE Software Incorporated. All rights reserved.
* Copyright (c) 2005 - 2012 Catalysoft Limited. All rights reserved.
*/
package com.jidesoft.range;
/**
* The idea of being positionable is to place a point somewhere along a one-dimensional axis
* This is very natural for numerical data, but can be applied to categorical data too.
* @author Simon White (swhite@catalysoft.com)
*/
public interface Positionable extends Comparable<Positionable> {
/**
* Map the <code>Positionable</code> object to a numeric value (a double) so that it can be positioned on an axis.
* @return the position of the object
*/
double position();
}