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*/
package java.awt.font;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
/**
* LayoutPath provides a mapping between locations relative to the
* baseline and points in user space. Locations consist of an advance
* along the baseline, and an offset perpendicular to the baseline at
* the advance. Positive values along the perpendicular are in the
* direction that is 90 degrees clockwise from the baseline vector.
* Locations are represented as a <code>Point2D</code>, where x is the advance and
* y is the offset.
*
* @since 1.6
*/
public abstract class LayoutPath {
/**
* Convert a point in user space to a location relative to the
* path. The location is chosen so as to minimize the distance
* from the point to the path (e.g., the magnitude of the offset
* will be smallest). If there is more than one such location,
* the location with the smallest advance is chosen.
* @param point the point to convert. If it is not the same
* object as location, point will remain unmodified by this call.
* @param location a <code>Point2D</code> to hold the returned location.
* It can be the same object as point.
* @return true if the point is associated with the portion of the
* path preceding the location, false if it is associated with
* the portion following. The default, if the location is not at
* a break or sharp bend in the path, is to return true.
* @throws NullPointerException if point or location is null
* @since 1.6
*/
public abstract boolean pointToPath(Point2D point, Point2D location);
/**
* Convert a location relative to the path to a point in user
* coordinates. The path might bend abruptly or be disjoint at
* the location's advance. If this is the case, the value of
* 'preceding' is used to disambiguate the portion of the path
* whose location and slope is to be used to interpret the offset.
* @param location a <code>Point2D</code> representing the advance (in x) and
* offset (in y) of a location relative to the path. If location
* is not the same object as point, location will remain
* unmodified by this call.
* @param preceding if true, the portion preceding the advance
* should be used, if false the portion after should be used.
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