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/* gvSIG. Sistema de Informaci?n Geogr?fica de la Generalitat Valenciana
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 *
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 * Copyright (C) 2004 IVER T.I. and Generalitat Valenciana.
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 *
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 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 *  Generalitat Valenciana
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 *   Conselleria d'Infraestructures i Transport
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package com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.layers;
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import java.awt.Graphics2D;
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import java.awt.Image;
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import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
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import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
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import java.util.List;
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import java.util.Map;
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import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
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import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
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import org.cresques.cts.ICoordTrans;
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import org.cresques.cts.IProjection;
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import org.cresques.geo.Projected;
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import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.DriverException;
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import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.MapContext;
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import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.MapControl;
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import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.ViewPort;
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import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.drivers.DriverIOException;
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import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.edition.EditionException;
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import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.layers.layerOperations.ComposedLayer;
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import com.iver.utiles.XMLEntity;
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import com.iver.utiles.swing.threads.Cancellable;
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/**
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 * <p>Definition of the basic methods that all kind of <a href="http://www.gvsig.gva.es/">gvSIG</a> 's layers must implement.</p>
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 * <p>This kind of layers store their data by theirself, are drawable, projectable (with a projection), can be a node of a tree of layers, and
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 *  could be editable and have a cache with previous draws. They also can be visible or not, and active or not.</p>
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 * <p>A layer can also store information about errors produced working with it, and have a name (kind of layer) and
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 * @see Projected
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 */
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public interface FLayer extends Projected {
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        /**
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         * <p>Returns an entity that represents this layer.</p>
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         * <p>This xml entity has elements that represent and store information about this layer.</p>
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         *
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         * @return an xml entity with information to the current layer
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         */
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        XMLEntity getXMLEntity() throws XMLException;
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        /**
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         * <p>Inserts information to this layer from an xml entity.</p>
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         *
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         *
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         *
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         * @throws com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.layers.XMLException if there is an error setting the object.
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         */
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        void setXMLEntity(XMLEntity xml) throws XMLException;
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        /**
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         * Inserts some properties to this layer.
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         *
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         * @param xml an <code>XMLEntity</code> with the information
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         *
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         * @throws com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.layers.XMLException if there is an error obtaining the object.
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         */
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        void setXMLEntity03(XMLEntity xml) throws XMLException;
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         * Changes the status of the current layer to active or inactive.
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         *
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         */
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        void setActive(boolean selected);
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        /**
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         * Returns <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> if this layer is in black or not in the <i>TOC</i>.
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         *
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         * @return <code>true</code> if this layer is active, otherwise <code>false</code>
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        boolean isActive();
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        /**
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         * Sets a name to this layer.
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         *
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         * @param name the string that is to be this layer's name
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        /**
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         * Returns the name of this layer.
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         *
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         * @return an string with this layer's name
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        String getName();
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        /**
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         * <p>Executes the initialization operations of this layer. This method is invoked
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         * @throws com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.drivers.DriverIOException if fails loading the layer.
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        void load() throws DriverIOException;
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        /**
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         * Changes the status of the current layer to visible or invisible.
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         *
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         * @param visibility the boolean to be set
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        void setVisible(boolean visibility);
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         * <p>Returns <code>true</code> if this layer is visible and available.</p>
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         *
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         * @return <code>true</code> if this layer is visible and available, otherwise <code>false</code>
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         * Returns the parent <code>FLayers</code> of this layer.
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         *
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         * @return the parent of this layer, or <code>null</code> if hasn't parent
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        /**
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         * <p>Returns a reference to the model of this layer, or null if this layer has no model.</p>
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        public MapContext getMapContext();
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         * Inserts the parent <code>FLayers</code> of the layer.
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         * Returns the full extension of the layer.
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         * @return location and dimension of this layer
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        Rectangle2D getFullExtent() throws DriverException;
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         * Draws the layer using a buffer.
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         * @param cancel an object thread that implements the <code>Cancellable</code> interface, and will allow to cancel the draw
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         * @param scale a double value that represents the scale
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         * @throws com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.DriverException if fails the driver used in this method.
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        void draw(BufferedImage image, Graphics2D g, ViewPort viewPort,
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                Cancellable cancel, double scale) throws DriverException;
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         * Prints this layer according to some properties requested.
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         * @param cancel an object thread that implements the <code>Cancellable</code> interface, and will allow to cancel the draw
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         * @throws com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.DriverException if fails the driver used in this method.
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        void print(Graphics2D g, ViewPort viewPort, Cancellable cancel, double scale, PrintRequestAttributeSet properties)
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                throws DriverException;
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        /**
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         * Inserts the transformation coordinates.
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         *
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         * @param ct transformation coordinates
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         * Returns the transformation coordinates.
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         * @return transformation coordinates
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         * Adds a LayerListener to the listener list.
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         * @param o a layer listener
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         *
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         */
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        public boolean addLayerListener(LayerListener o);
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        public LayerListener[] getLayerListeners();
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         * Removes the LayerListener parameter from this layer.
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         */
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        public boolean removeLayerListener(LayerListener o);
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        public boolean isWithinScale(double scale);
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        public void setMinScale(double minScale);
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        public void setMaxScale(double maxScale);
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        public void setEditing(boolean b) throws EditionException;
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         * <p>Returns <code>true</code> if this layer is editable.</p>
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         *
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        public boolean isEditing();
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         * <p>Uses or not a <code>BufferedImage</code> object that represents this image.</p>
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         *
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         * @return <code>true</code> if uses that kind of image, otherwise <code>false</code>
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        public boolean isCachingDrawnLayers();
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        /**
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//         *  The problem is that continues spending more memory</p>
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        public void setCachingDrawnLayers(boolean bCacheDrawnLayers);
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         * Returns the image icon that will be shown in the TOC next to this layer.
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         * <p>Returns <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> if this layer appears or not in the TOC.</p>
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         */
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         *
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         * @return an image with bands
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         */
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        public BufferedImage getCacheImageDrawnLayers();
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        /**
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         * Sets the image with bands, for the drawn layers.
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         *
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         */
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        public void setCacheImageDrawnLayers(BufferedImage cacheImageDrawnLayers);
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        /**
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         */
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        /*
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         * Returns <code>true</code> if this layer is in OK status (it hasn't got errors).
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         */
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        /**
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         */
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         * Changes the status of the current layer to available or not. By default it's <code>true</code>.
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         */
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        public void setAvailable(boolean available);
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        /**
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         *
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         * @return <code>true</code> if the source of data is on-line, otherwise <code>false</code>
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         */
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        public boolean isAvailable();
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         *
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         * @throws DriverIOException if it's thrown a <code>DriverException</code> or an <code>IOException</code> during the load of this layer.
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         */
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        /**
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         * Returns <code>true</code> if this layer has the visible status enabled.
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         *
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         * @return <code>true</code> if visible this layer has the visible status enabled, otherwise <code>false</code>
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         */
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         * Returns an string with the information of this layer.
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         *
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         * @return the string that is to be this component's information
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         */
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        /**
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         * Returns the writing status of this layer.
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         *
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         * @return <code>true</code> if there is a writing driver for this layer, otherwise <code>false</code>
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         */
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        /**
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         * <p>Returns a reference to an object (property) associated to this layer.</p>
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         *
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         * <p>For example, you can attach a network definition to key "network" and check
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         *  if a layer has a network loaded using <i>getAssociatedObject("network")</i> and
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         *
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         *
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         */
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        public Object getProperty(Object key);
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        /**
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         * Insets an object as a property to this layer.
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         * @param obj the property
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         */
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        public void setProperty(Object key, Object obj);
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        /**
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         * <p>This method can be used to have a fast cloned layer.</p>
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         * <p>The implementations should take care of not recreate this layer. Instead of this,
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         *  is better to use the same source (driver) and <i>deepclone</i> the legend. Exception:
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        public FLayer cloneLayer() throws Exception;
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        /**
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         *
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        public Map getExtendedProperties();
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        /**
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         * <p>Returns a new instance of ComposedLayer.</p>
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         *
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         * <p>This allows make a single draw for a group
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         * of layers with the same source.</p>
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         *
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         * <p>If this operation isn't applicable for this
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         * kind of layer, this method returns null.</p>
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         *
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         * <p>By default this operation is not supported.</p>
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         *
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         * @see com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.layers.layerOperations.ComposedLayer
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         *
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         * @return a new composed layer or <code>null</code> if not supported
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         */
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        public ComposedLayer newComposedLayer();
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        /**
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         * Returns the image icon that will be shown in the TOC next to this layer, according its status.
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         *
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        Image getTocStatusImage();
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        /**
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         * Returns <code>true</code> if the projection of the layer can be changed.
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         *
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         * @return <code>true</code> if can be changed its projection, otherwise <code>false</code>
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         */
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        public boolean isReprojectable();
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        /**
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         * <p>Changes the projection of this layer.</p>
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         * <p>This method will be overload in each kind of layer, according its specific operations</p>
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         *
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         * @param mapC object that will allow work with the image (draw, reproject, transform, store information, ...)
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         * @return <true> if the layer is created with the method {@link FLayers#addLayer(FLayer)}, but returns <code>false</code>
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         *  if the layer load control is passed to the reprojection method
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         */
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        public boolean reProject(MapControl mapC);
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         * Inserts the projection to this layer.
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         */
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        public void setProjection(IProjection proj);
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}