/*
* Open Source Physics software is free software as described near the bottom of this code file.
*
* For additional information and documentation on Open Source Physics please see:
* <http://www.opensourcephysics.org/>
*/
package org.opensourcephysics.display;
import java.awt.Dimension;
/**
* Dimensioned objects can only be drawn a certain size and therefore set the size of
* a drawing panel's drawable area.
*
* The last dimensioned object to be added to a drawing panel will set the dimension
* of the drawable area.
*
* @author Wolfgang Christian
* @version 1.0
*/
public interface Dimensioned {
/**
* Gets the interior dimension of the drawing panel in pixel units.
*
* Because this method is called before the pixel scale is set, it
* may change the gutters and the preferred scale.
*
* @param panel that requested the interior
* @return the interior dimension
*/
public Dimension getInterior(DrawingPanel panel);
}
/*
* Open Source Physics software is free software; you can redistribute
* it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) as
* published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
* or(at your option) any later version.
* Code that uses any portion of the code in the org.opensourcephysics package
* or any subpackage (subdirectory) of this package must must also be be released
* under the GNU GPL license.
*
* This software 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 General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston MA 02111-1307 USA
* or view the license online at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
*
* Copyright (c) 2007 The Open Source Physics project
* http://www.opensourcephysics.org
*/