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package prefuse.util.ui;

import javax.swing.BoundedRangeModel;


/**
 * BoundedRangeModel that additionally supports a mapping between the integer
 * range used by interface components and a richer range of values, such
 * as numbers or arbitrary objects.
 *
 * @author <a href="http://jheer.org">jeffrey heer</a>
 * @see javax.swing.BoundedRangeModel
 */
public interface ValuedRangeModel extends BoundedRangeModel {
	/**
	 * Get the minimum value backing the range model. This is
	 * the absolute minimum value possible for the range span.
	 * @return the minimum value
	 */
	public Object getMinValue();

	/**
	 * Get the maximum value backing the range model. This is
	 * the absolute maximum value possible for the range span.
	 * @return the maximum value
	 */
	public Object getMaxValue();

	/**
	 * Get the value at the low point of the range span.
	 * @return the lowest value of the current range
	 */
	public Object getLowValue();

	/**
	 * Get the value at the high point of the range span.
	 * @return the highest value of the current range
	 */
	public Object getHighValue();
} // end of interface ValuedRangeModel