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 * JasperReports - Free Java Reporting Library.
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package net.sf.jasperreports.engine;


/**
 * An interface providing anchor functionality. It must be implemented by elements that can contain anchors for
 * hyperlinks.
 * <p/>
 * If present in a text field or image element declaration, the <code>&lt;anchorNameExpression&gt;</code>
 * tag (see {@link #getAnchorNameExpression()}) transforms that particular text field or image into a 
 * local anchor of the resulting document, to which hyperlinks can point. The anchor will bear the 
 * name returned after evaluation of the anchor name expression, which should always return
 * <code>java.lang.String</code> values.
 * 
 * @see net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRHyperlink
 * @author Teodor Danciu (teodord@users.sourceforge.net)
 */
public interface JRAnchor
{
	/**
	 * Value of the bookmark level that indicates that no bookmark should be created for the anchor.
	 */
	public static final int NO_BOOKMARK = 0;
	
	/**
	 * Returns an expression whose value represents the anchor name.
	 */
	public JRExpression getAnchorNameExpression();

	
	/**
	 * Returns the level of the bookmark corresponding to the anchor.
	 * 
	 * @return the level of the bookmark corresponding to the anchor (starting from 1)
	 * or {@link #NO_BOOKMARK NO_BOOKMARK} if no bookmark should be created for this anchor
	 */
	public int getBookmarkLevel();

}
