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package net.sf.jasperreports.crosstabs;

import net.sf.jasperreports.crosstabs.type.CrosstabRowPositionEnum;


/**
 * Crosstab row group interface.
 * 
 * @author Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)
 * @version $Id: JRCrosstabRowGroup.java 3498 2010-03-03 14:24:19Z teodord $
 */
public interface JRCrosstabRowGroup extends JRCrosstabGroup
{
	/**
	 * Returns the width of the group headers.
	 * 
	 * @return the width of the group headers
	 * @see JRCrosstabGroup#getHeader()
	 * @see JRCrosstabGroup#getTotalHeader()
	 */
	public int getWidth();
	

	/**
	 * @deprecated Replaced by {@link #getPositionValue()}.
	 */
	public byte getPosition();
	

	/**
	 * Returns the position of the header contents for header stretching.
	 * <p>
	 * The row group headers stretch vertically when there are multiple sub group entries.
	 * The header contents will be adjusted to the new height depending on this attribute:
	 * <ul>
	 * 	<li>{@link CrosstabRowPositionEnum#TOP CrosstabRowPositionEnum.TOP} - the contents will be rendered at the top of of the header</li>
	 * 	<li>{@link CrosstabRowPositionEnum#MIDDLE CrosstabRowPositionEnum.MIDDLE} - the contents will be rendered on the center of the header</li>
	 * 	<li>{@link CrosstabRowPositionEnum#BOTTOM JCrosstabRowPositionEnum.BOTTOM} - the contents will be rendered at the bottom of the header</li>
	 * 	<li>{@link CrosstabRowPositionEnum#STRETCH CrosstabRowPositionEnum.STRETCH} - the contents will be proportionally stretched to the new header size</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * 
	 * @return the position of the header contents for header stretching
	 */
	public CrosstabRowPositionEnum getPositionValue();
}
