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 * </p>

 *

 * @see <a href="http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=26012"

 */

public interface Geometry extends Shape, Serializable, Comparable, Cloneable {

     *

     * @return True, if <code>this</code> intersects <code>r</code>.

     */

    public boolean intersects(Rectangle2D r);

    /**

     * {@link OPERATIONS#CONVERTTOWKB}.

     *

     * @return the WKB version of the geometry

     */

    public byte[] convertToWKB() throws GeometryOperationNotSupportedException,

            GeometryOperationException;

     * {@link OPERATIONS#CONVERTTOEWKB}.

     *

     * @return the EWKB version of the geometry

     */

    public byte[] convertToEWKB() throws GeometryOperationNotSupportedException, GeometryOperationException;

     * This is a utility method to wrap the invocation to the operation

     * {@link OPERATIONS#DISTANCE}.

     *

     * @return the distance between the geometries

     *

     * @throws GeometryOperationNotSupportedException

    // ===============================================

    //

    /**

     * @return the awt shape used to display the geometry. It applies a

     * tranformation before to return the coordinates of the shape

     * @deprecated this class inherits of {@link Shape} by historical reasons.

     * @deprecated use getEnvelope.

     * @return Boundary rectangle.

     */

    public Rectangle2D getBounds2D();

    /**

     * team.

     *

     */

    public PathIterator getPathIterator(AffineTransform at);

    /**

     */

    public boolean out(Geometry geometry) throws GeometryOperationNotSupportedException, GeometryOperationException;

    /**

     * Return true if the geometry can be transformed by the affine transform

     *