org.apache.batik.svggen
Interface SVGDescriptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

SVGClipDescriptor, SVGCompositeDescriptor, SVGFontDescriptor, SVGHintsDescriptor, SVGPaintDescriptor, SVGTransformDescriptor, SVGStrokeDescriptor

public interface SVGDescriptor

Defines the interface for a set of SVG attributes and related definitions.

See Also:

GraphicContext

Method Summary

java.util.Map	getAttributeMap(java.util.Map attrMap)
java.util.List	getDefinitionSet(java.util.List defSet)

Method Detail

getAttributeMap

public java.util.Map getAttributeMap(java.util.Map attrMap)

Parameters:

attrMap - if not null, attribute name/value pairs for this descriptor should be written in this Map. Otherwise, a new Map will be created and attribute name/value pairs will be written into it.

Returns:

a map containing the SVG attributes needed by the descriptor.

getDefinitionSet

public java.util.List getDefinitionSet(java.util.List defSet)

Parameters:

defSet - if not null, definitions required to provide targets for the descriptor attribute values will be copied into defSet. If null, a new Set should be created and definitions copied into it. The set contains zero, one or more Elements.

Returns:

a set containing Elements that represent the definition of the descriptor's attribute values