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 * ---------------------------
 * XYAnnotationBoundsInfo.java
 * ---------------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2009, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * Changes:
 * --------
 * 10-Mar-2009 : Version 1 (DG);
 *
 */

package org.jfree.chart.annotations;

import org.jfree.data.Range;

/**
 * An interface that supplies information about the bounds of the annotation.
 *
 * @since 1.0.13
 */
public interface XYAnnotationBoundsInfo {

    /**
     * Returns a flag that determines whether or not the annotation's
     * bounds should be taken into account for auto-range calculations on
     * the axes that the annotation is plotted against.
     *
     * @return A boolean.
     */
    public boolean getIncludeInDataBounds();

    /**
     * Returns the range of x-values (in data space) that the annotation
     * uses.
     *
     * @return The x-range.
     */
    public Range getXRange();

    /**
     * Returns the range of y-values (in data space) that the annotation
     * uses.
     *
     * @return The y-range.
     */
    public Range getYRange();

}
