/*
 * Project: VizKit
 * Version: 2.3
 
 * Date: 20090823
 * File: VisualStringStyle.h
 *
 */

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#ifndef VisualStringStyle_h
#define VisualStringStyle_h


#include "VisualTypes.h"
#include "VisualGraphicTypes.h"
#include "VisualObject.h"


namespace VizKit {

	/**
	 * Definition of a style for a string (text).
	 */
	class VisualStringStyle : public VisualObject {
	public:
		VisualStringStyle(); /**< Constructor. */
		~VisualStringStyle(); /**< Destructor. */
		/**
		 * Copy constructor.
		 * @param other Reference to another VisualStringStyle.
		 */
		VisualStringStyle(const VisualStringStyle& other);

		/**
		 * Assignment operator.
		 * @param other Reference to another VisualStringStyle.
		 */
		VisualStringStyle& operator=(const VisualStringStyle& other);
		char fontNameStr[512]; /**< The name of the font. */
		double fontSize; /**< The size of the font (in points). */
		RGBAColor fontColor; /**< The color of the font. */
		HorizontalAlignment horizontalAlignment; /** The horizontal alignment of the string. */
		
		/**
		 * Copies the current VisualStringStyle and returns a pointer to a new VisualStringStyle.
		 */
		virtual VisualStringStyle* clone(void) const;
		
	private:
		/**
		 * Copy method for assignmentVisualStringStyleoperator and copy constructor.
		 * @param other Another VisualString.
		 */
		void copy(const VisualStringStyle& other);
	};
	
}

#endif /* VisualString_h */