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   * -----------------
   * TextMeasurer.java
   * -----------------
   * (C) Copyright 2004, 2005, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
   *
   * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
   * Contributor(s):   -;
   *
   * $Id: TextMeasurer.java,v 1.4 2005/10/18 13:17:16 mungady Exp $
   *
   * Changes
   * -------
   * 07-Jan-2004 : Version 1 (DG);
   *
   */
  
  package org.jfree.text;
  
  /**
   * An object that can measure text.
   *
   * @author David Gilbert
   */
  public interface TextMeasurer {
  
      /**
       * Calculates the width of a <code>String</code> in the current 
       * <code>Graphics</code> context.
       *
       * @param text  the text.
       * @param start  the start position of the substring to be measured.
       * @param end  the position of the last character to be measured.
       *
       * @return The width of the string in Java2D units.
       */
      public float getStringWidth(String text, int start, int end);
      
  }
  