/*
 * $RCSfile: DequantizerParams.java,v $
 * $Revision: 1.1 $
 * $Date: 2005/02/11 05:02:19 $
 * $State: Exp $
 *
 * Class:                   DequantizerParams
 *
 * Description:             Generic class to hold dequantizer
 *                          parameters.
 *
 *
 *
 * COPYRIGHT:
 *
 * This software module was originally developed by Rapha�l Grosbois and
 * Diego Santa Cruz (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-EPFL); Joel
 * Askel�f (Ericsson Radio Systems AB); and Bertrand Berthelot, David
 * Bouchard, F�lix Henry, Gerard Mozelle and Patrice Onno (Canon Research
 * Centre France S.A) in the course of development of the JPEG2000
 * standard as specified by ISO/IEC 15444 (JPEG 2000 Standard). This
 * software module is an implementation of a part of the JPEG 2000
 * Standard. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-EPFL, Ericsson Radio
 * Systems AB and Canon Research Centre France S.A (collectively JJ2000
 * Partners) agree not to assert against ISO/IEC and users of the JPEG
 * 2000 Standard (Users) any of their rights under the copyright, not
 * including other intellectual property rights, for this software module
 * with respect to the usage by ISO/IEC and Users of this software module
 * or modifications thereof for use in hardware or software products
 * claiming conformance to the JPEG 2000 Standard. Those intending to use
 * this software module in hardware or software products are advised that
 * their use may infringe existing patents. The original developers of
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 * software module for his/her own purpose, assign or donate this
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 *
 * Copyright (c) 1999/2000 JJ2000 Partners.
 */


package jj2000.j2k.quantization.dequantizer;

import jj2000.j2k.entropy.decoder.*;
import jj2000.j2k.util.*;

/**
 * This is the generic ineterface for dequantization parameters. Generally,
 * for each type of dequantizer, there should be a corresponding class to
 * store its parameters. The parameters are those that come from the bit
 * stream header, that concern dequantization.
 * */
public abstract class DequantizerParams {

    /**
     * Returns the type of the dequantizer for which the parameters are. The
     * types are defined in the Dequantizer class.
     *
     * @return The type of the dequantizer for which the parameters
     * are.
     *
     * @see Dequantizer
     * */
    public abstract int getDequantizerType();

}