/*
 *    GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
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 * 
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 *
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 */
package org.geotools.styling;

import org.opengis.filter.expression.Expression;


/**
 * An AnchorPoint identifies the location inside a textlabel to use as an
 * "anchor" for positioning it relative to a point geometry.
 *
 * @author Ian Turton
 * @source $URL$
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface AnchorPoint {
    //TODO: add AnchorPoint to GeoAPI
    /**
     * get the x coordinate of the anchor point
     *
     * @return the expression which represents the X coordinate
     */
    Expression getAnchorPointX();

    /**
     * set the X coordinate for the anchor point
     *
     * @param x an expression which represents the X coordinate
     * 
     * @deprecated symbolizers and underneath classes will be immutable in 2.6.x .
     */
    @Deprecated
    void setAnchorPointX(Expression x);

    /**
     * get the y coordinate of the anchor point
     *
     * @return the expression which represents the Y coordinate
     */
    Expression getAnchorPointY();

    /**
     * set the Y coordinate for the anchor point
     *
     * @param y an expression which represents the Y coordinate
     * 
     * @deprecated symbolizers and underneath classes will be immutable in 2.6.x .
     */
    @Deprecated
    void setAnchorPointY(Expression y);

    /**
     * calls the visit method of a StyleVisitor
     *
     * @param visitor the style visitor
     */
    void accept(StyleVisitor visitor);
}