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package net.sf.jasperreports.engine;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.type.HorizontalTextAlignEnum;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.type.VerticalTextAlignEnum;


/**
 * An interface that defines constants useful for text alignment.
 *
 * @author Teodor Danciu (teodord@users.sourceforge.net)
 */
public interface JRTextAlignment extends JRStyleContainer
{

	/**
	 * Gets the text horizontal alignment.
	 * @return a value representing one of the horizontal text alignment constants in {@link HorizontalTextAlignEnum}
	 */
	public HorizontalTextAlignEnum getHorizontalTextAlign();

	public HorizontalTextAlignEnum getOwnHorizontalTextAlign();

	/**
	 * Sets the text horizontal alignment.
	 * @param horizontalAlignment a value representing one of the horizontal text alignment constants in {@link HorizontalTextAlignEnum}
	 */
	public void setHorizontalTextAlign(HorizontalTextAlignEnum horizontalAlignment);

	/**
	 * Gets the text vertical alignment.
	 * @return a value representing one of the vertical text alignment constants in {@link VerticalTextAlignEnum}
	 */
	public VerticalTextAlignEnum getVerticalTextAlign();
	
	public VerticalTextAlignEnum getOwnVerticalTextAlign();

	/**
	 * Gets the text vertical alignment.
	 * @param verticalAlignment a value representing one of the vertical text alignment constants in {@link VerticalTextAlignEnum}
	 */
	public void setVerticalTextAlign(VerticalTextAlignEnum verticalAlignment);

}
