/*
 * JasperReports - Free Java Reporting Library.
 * Copyright (C) 2001 - 2009 Jaspersoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 * http://www.jaspersoft.com
 *
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 * the following license terms apply:
 *
 * This program is part of JasperReports.
 *
 * JasperReports is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
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 * (at your option) any later version.
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 * 
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 */
package net.sf.jasperreports.engine;

import java.awt.Color;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.type.ModeEnum;


/**
 * An abstract representation of a report element. All report elements implement this interface. The interface contains
 * constants and methods that apply to all report elements.
 *
 * @author Teodor Danciu (teodord@users.sourceforge.net)
 * @version $Id: JRCommonElement.java 3411 2010-02-17 12:51:18Z teodord $
 */
public interface JRCommonElement extends JRStyleContainer
{

	public int getWidth();
	
	public int getHeight();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the string value that uniquely identifies the element.
	 */
	public String getKey();

	/**
	 * @deprecated Replaced by {@link #getModeValue()}.
	 */
	public byte getMode();
	
	/**
	 * @deprecated Replaced by {@link #getOwnModeValue()}.
	 */
	public Byte getOwnMode();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the element transparency mode.
	 * The default value depends on the type of the report element. Graphic elements like rectangles and lines are
	 * opaque by default, but the images are transparent. Both static texts and text fields are transparent
	 * by default, and so are the subreport elements.
	 */
	public ModeEnum getModeValue();
	
	public ModeEnum getOwnModeValue();

	/**
	 * @deprecated Replaced by {@link #setMode(ModeEnum)}.
	 */
	public void setMode(byte mode);
	
	/**
	 * @deprecated Replaced by {@link #setMode(ModeEnum)}.
	 */
	public void setMode(Byte mode);
	
	/**
	 * Sets the element transparency mode.
	 */
	public void setMode(ModeEnum mode);
	
	/**
	 *
	 */
	public Color getForecolor();
	
	/**
	 *
	 */
	public Color getOwnForecolor();

	
	/**
	 *
	 */
	public void setForecolor(Color forecolor);
	
	/**
	 *
	 */
	public Color getBackcolor();
	
	/**
	 *
	 */
	public Color getOwnBackcolor();
	
	/**
	 *
	 */
	public void setBackcolor(Color backcolor);

}
