ExternalMark (Geotools modules 29-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExternalMark

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExternalMarkImpl
```
public interface ExternalMark
```
The alternative to a WellKnownName is an external mark format. The MarkIndex allows an individual mark in a mark archive to be selected. An example format for an external mark archive would be a TrueType font file, with MarkIndex being used to select an individual glyph from that file.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.2

Author:

Open Geospatial Consortium, Johann Sorel (Geomatys)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`accept(StyleVisitor visitor, Object extraData)`	calls the visit method of a StyleVisitor
`String`	`getFormat()`	Returns the mime type of the onlineResource/InlineContent
`Icon`	`getInlineContent()`	Returns on inline content.
`int`	`getMarkIndex()`	Returns an integer value that can used for accessing a particular Font character in a TTF file or a catalog for example.
`OnLineResource`	`getOnlineResource()`	Returns on online resource defined by an URI.

- Method Detail
  - getOnlineResource
```
@XmlElement("OnlineResource")
OnLineResource getOnlineResource()
```
    Returns on online resource defined by an URI.
    Both OnlineResource and InlineContent can't be null and both can't be set at the same time.
    
    Returns:
    
    OnlineResource or null
  - getInlineContent
```
@XmlElement("InlineContent")
Icon getInlineContent()
```
    Returns on inline content.
    Both OnlineResource and InlineContent can't be null and both can't be set at the same time.
    
    Returns:
    
    InlineContent or null
  - getFormat
```
@XmlElement("Format")
String getFormat()
```
    Returns the mime type of the onlineResource/InlineContent
    
    Returns:
    
    mime type
  - getMarkIndex
```
@XmlElement("MarkIndex")
int getMarkIndex()
```
    Returns an integer value that can used for accessing a particular Font character in a TTF file or a catalog for example.
    
    Returns:
    
    integer
  - accept
```
@Extension
Object accept(StyleVisitor visitor,
              Object extraData)
```
    calls the visit method of a StyleVisitor
    
    Parameters:
    
    visitor - the style visitor