01: /**
02: * ===========================================
03: * JFreeReport : a free Java reporting library
04: * ===========================================
05: *
06: * Project Info: http://reporting.pentaho.org/
07: *
08: * (C) Copyright 2001-2007, by Object Refinery Ltd, Pentaho Corporation and Contributors.
09: *
10: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
11: * of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
12: * either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
13: *
14: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
15: * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
16: * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
17: *
18: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this
19: * library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
20: * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
21: *
22: * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
23: * in the United States and other countries.]
24: *
25: * ------------
26: * InlineSequenceElement.java
27: * ------------
28: * (C) Copyright 2001-2007, by Object Refinery Ltd, Pentaho Corporation and Contributors.
29: */package org.jfree.report.layout.process.layoutrules;
30:
31: import org.jfree.report.layout.model.RenderNode;
32:
33: /**
34: * A sequence element. Usually all elements get their maximum width. There are
35: * only a few special cases, where the minimum width needs to be considered:
36: *
37: * * The element is an inline-block and there is not enough space to print he
38: * complete element. The element is guaranteed to always get its minimum width.
39: *
40: * @author Thomas Morgner
41: */
42: public interface InlineSequenceElement {
43: /**
44: * The minimum width of the element. This is the minimum width of the element.
45: *
46: * @return
47: */
48: public long getMinimumWidth(final RenderNode node);
49:
50: /**
51: * The maximum width an element wants to take. This returns the preferred
52: * size; even if offered more space, an element would not consume more than
53: * that.
54: *
55: * @return
56: */
57: public long getMaximumWidth(final RenderNode node);
58:
59: public boolean isPreserveWhitespace(final RenderNode node);
60: }
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