
package jp.riken.brain.ni.samuraigraph.base;

/**
 * An interface which provides the definition of the objects which holds single axis.
 */
public interface SGISingleAxisHolder
{

	/**
	 * Returns the location of the axis in a plane.
	 * @return  one of the following values defined in jp.riken.brain.ni.samuraigraph.base.SGIAxisElement  : AXIS_HORIZONTAL_1, AXIS_HORIZONTAL_2, AXIS_PERPENDICULAR_1 or AXIS_PERPENDICULAR_2.
	 * @uml.property  name="axisLocation"
	 */
	public int getAxisLocation();

	/**
	 * Sets the location of the axis in a plane.
	 * @param location  - one of the following values defined in jp.riken.brain.ni.samuraigraph.base.SGIAxisElement  : AXIS_HORIZONTAL_1, AXIS_HORIZONTAL_2, AXIS_PERPENDICULAR_1 or AXIS_PERPENDICULAR_2.
	 * @return
	 * @uml.property  name="axisLocation"
	 */
	public boolean setAxisLocation( final int location );

}

