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package org.apache.ecs;

/**
    This interface is intended to be implemented by elements that require
    alignment attributes.

    @version $Id: AlignType.java,v 1.1 2008/01/16 08:20:34 jrmt Exp $
    @author <a href="mailto:snagy@servletapi.com">Stephan Nagy</a>
    @author <a href="mailto:jon@clearink.com">Jon S. Stevens</a>
*/
public interface AlignType
{

    // convience variables
    public final static String CENTER = "center";
    public final static String TOP = "top";
    public final static String BOTTOM = "bottom";
    public final static String ABSBOTTOM = "absbottom";
    public final static String ABSMIDDLE = "absmiddle";
    public final static String TEXTTOP = "texttop";
    public final static String LEFT = "left";
    public final static String RIGHT = "right";
    public final static String MIDDLE = "middle";
    public final static String BASELINE = "baseline";

    /** make sure implementing classes have a setAlign method. */
    public abstract void setAlign(String alignment);

    /** make sure implementing classes have a setVAlign method. */
    public abstract void setVAlign(String alignment);

}
