LineStringCursor (Geotools modules 27-SNAPSHOT API)

Object
- LineStringCursor

```
public class LineStringCursor
extends Object
```
Allows to move a point cursor along the path of a LineString using a curvilinear coordinate system and either absolute distances (from the start of the line) or offsets relative to the current position, to return the absolute position of the cursor as a Point, and to get the orientation of the current segment.

Author:

Andrea Aime

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

LineStringCursor(LineString ls)
Builds a new cursor

LineStringCursor(LineStringCursor cursor)
Copy constructor

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`LineStringCursor(LineString ls)` Builds a new cursor
`LineStringCursor(LineStringCursor cursor)` Copy constructor

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`double`	`getCurrentAngle()` Returns the current segment direction as an angle expressed in radians
`double`	`getCurrentOrdinate()`
`Coordinate`	`getCurrentPosition()` Returns the Point representing the current position along the LineString
`Coordinate`	`getCurrentPosition(Coordinate c)` Returns the Point representing the current position along the LineString
`double`	`getLabelOrientation()` Returns the current segment direction as an angle expressed in radians
`LineString`	`getLineString()` The linestrings wrapped by this cursor
`double`	`getLineStringLength()` Returns the line string length
`double`	`getMaxAngleChange(double startOrdinate, double endOrdinate)` Returns the maximum angle change (in radians) between two subsequent segments between the specified curvilinear coordinates.
`double`	`getMaxAngleChange(double startOrdinate, double endOrdinate, double step)` Deprecated. Does not work correctly, will be removed (tried too many times to fix it)
`double`	`getMaxDistanceFromStraightLine(double startOrdinate, double endOrdinate)` Returns the maximum distance between the curve and a straight line connecting the start and end ordinates.
`protected double`	`getSegmentAngle(int segmentIdx)`
`LineString`	`getSubLineString(double startOrdinate, double endOrdinate)` Returns the linestring that starts and ends at the specified curvilinear coordinates.
`boolean`	`moveRelative(double offset)` Moves of the specified distance from the current position.
`void`	`moveTo(double ordinate)` Moves the current position to the
`LineStringCursor`	`reverse()` Returns a line string cursor based on the opposite walking direction.

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - LineStringCursor
```
public LineStringCursor(LineString ls)
```
    Builds a new cursor
  - LineStringCursor
```
public LineStringCursor(LineStringCursor cursor)
```
    Copy constructor
- Method Detail
  - getLineStringLength
```
public double getLineStringLength()
```
    Returns the line string length
  - moveTo
```
public void moveTo(double ordinate)
```
    Moves the current position to the
  - moveRelative
```
public boolean moveRelative(double offset)
```
    Moves of the specified distance from the current position.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if it was possible to move to the desired offset, false if the movement stopped because the start or end of the LineString was reached
  - getCurrentPosition
```
public Coordinate getCurrentPosition()
```
    Returns the Point representing the current position along the LineString
  - getCurrentPosition
```
public Coordinate getCurrentPosition(Coordinate c)
```
    Returns the Point representing the current position along the LineString
  - getCurrentOrdinate
```
public double getCurrentOrdinate()
```
  - getCurrentAngle
```
public double getCurrentAngle()
```
    Returns the current segment direction as an angle expressed in radians
  - getSegmentAngle
```
protected double getSegmentAngle(int segmentIdx)
```
  - getLabelOrientation
```
public double getLabelOrientation()
```
    Returns the current segment direction as an angle expressed in radians
  - getMaxAngleChange
```
public double getMaxAngleChange(double startOrdinate,
                                double endOrdinate)
```
    Returns the maximum angle change (in radians) between two subsequent segments between the specified curvilinear coordinates.
  - getMaxAngleChange
```
public double getMaxAngleChange(double startOrdinate,
                                double endOrdinate,
                                double step)
```
    Deprecated. Does not work correctly, will be removed (tried too many times to fix it)
    
    A variant of getMaxAngleChange(double, double) taking a step and evaluating angle differences at such step. This helps when a line has many little segments and chars would end up showing several segments apart (so the full angle change needs to be considered)
  - getMaxDistanceFromStraightLine
```
public double getMaxDistanceFromStraightLine(double startOrdinate,
                                             double endOrdinate)
```
    Returns the maximum distance between the curve and a straight line connecting the start and end ordinates.
  - reverse
```
public LineStringCursor reverse()
```
    Returns a line string cursor based on the opposite walking direction.
  - getLineString
```
public LineString getLineString()
```
    The linestrings wrapped by this cursor
  - getSubLineString
```
public LineString getSubLineString(double startOrdinate,
                                   double endOrdinate)
```
    Returns the linestring that starts and ends at the specified curvilinear coordinates.

Class LineStringCursor

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class Object

Constructor Detail

LineStringCursor

LineStringCursor

Method Detail

getLineStringLength

moveTo

moveRelative

getCurrentPosition

getCurrentPosition

getCurrentOrdinate

getCurrentAngle

getSegmentAngle

getLabelOrientation

getMaxAngleChange

getMaxAngleChange

getMaxDistanceFromStraightLine

reverse

getLineString

getSubLineString