Line.h

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/*!
  \file terralib/geometry/Line.h

  \brief A Line is LineString with 2 points.
*/

#ifndef __TERRALIB_GEOMETRY_INTERNAL_LINE_H
#define __TERRALIB_GEOMETRY_INTERNAL_LINE_H

// TerraLib
#include "LineString.h"

namespace te
{
  namespace gm
  {
    /*!
      \class Line

      \brief A Line is LineString with 2 points.

      \ingroup geometry

      \sa Geometry,
          AbstractPoint, Point, PointM, PointZ, PointZM, PointKd,
          Curve, LineString, LinearRing, CircularString, CompoundCurve,
          Surface, Polygon, Triangle, CurvePolygon, PolyhedralSurface, TIN,
          GeometryCollection, MultiSurface, MultiCurve,
          MultiPoint, MultiLine, MultiPolygon
    */
    class TEGEOMEXPORT Line : public LineString
    {
      public:

        TE_DEFINE_VISITABLE

        /** @name Initializer methods on geometric objects
         *  Methods for initializing a geometric object.
         */
        //@{

        /*!
          \brief It initializes the line with the specified spatial reference system id and envelope.
       
          \param t    The internal type of the linestring.
          \param srid The Spatial Reference System ID associated to the linestring.
          \param mbr  The minimum bounding rectangle of this geometry (i.e., its envelope).

          \note The linestring will take the ownership of the given mbr.
        */
        Line(GeomType t, int srid = 0, Envelope* mbr = 0);

        /*!
          \brief It initializes the linestring with the specified spatial reference system id and envelope.
       
          \param size The number of points in the Line. It must be a value greater than 0.
          \param t    The internal type of the linestring.
          \param srid The Spatial Reference System ID associated to the linestring.
          \param mbr  The minimum bounding rectangle of this geometry (i.e., its envelope).

          \note The linestring will take the ownership of the given mbr.
        */
        Line(const Point& first, const Point& second, GeomType t, int srid = 0, Envelope* mbr = 0);

        /*!
          \brief Copy constructor.

          \param rhs The other geometry.
        */
        Line(const Line& rhs);

        /*! \brief Virtual destructor. */
        ~Line();

        /*!
          \brief Assignment operator.

          \param rhs The other geometry.

          \return A reference for this.
        */
        Line& operator=(const Line& rhs);

        //@}

        /** @name Re-Implementation from AbstractData
         *  Methods re-Implementated from AbstractData.
         */
        //@{

        /*!
          \brief It clones the line.

          \return A copy of the given line.

          \note The caller of this method will take the ownership of the returned line.

          \note The cloned linestring will not have the
                MBR computed. This will save time when you
                are just cloning a geometry and don't intend
                to waste time computing the bounding box.
                If you have another suggestion, please, let me know.
        */
        te::dt::AbstractData* clone() const;

        //@}
    };

  } // end namespace gm
}   // end namespace te

#endif  // __TERRALIB_GEOMETRY_INTERNAL_LINE_H