Interface Boundable

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractNode, ItemBoundable

public interface Boundable
A spatial object in an AbstractSTRtree.
Version:
1.7
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Returns a representation of space that encloses this Boundable, preferably not much bigger than this Boundable's boundary yet fast to test for intersection with the bounds of other Boundables.
  • Method Details

    • getBounds

      Object getBounds()
      Returns a representation of space that encloses this Boundable, preferably not much bigger than this Boundable's boundary yet fast to test for intersection with the bounds of other Boundables. The class of object returned depends on the subclass of AbstractSTRtree.
      Returns:
      an Envelope (for STRtrees), an Interval (for SIRtrees), or other object (for other subclasses of AbstractSTRtree)