-- File:	IntStart_SOBTool.cdl
-- Created:	Tue May  4 18:13:35 1993
-- Author:	Jacques GOUSSARD
--		<jag@topsn2>
---Copyright:	 Matra Datavision 1993


deferred generic class SOBTool from IntStart 
    (TheVertex as any;
     TheArc    as any)

	---Purpose: 

uses Pnt from gp

is

-- Methods for an arc of restrictition

    HasBeenSeen(myclass; A: TheArc)

	---Purpose: Returns True if all the intersection point and edges
	--          are known on the Arc.

    	returns Boolean from Standard;

-- The following methods are used when HasBeenSeen returns Standard_True

    NbPoints(myclass; A: TheArc)
    
	---Purpose: Returns the number of intersection points on the arc A.
    
    	returns Integer from Standard;


    Value(myclass; A: TheArc; Index: Integer from Standard;
                   Pt: out Pnt from gp; Tol: out Real from Standard;
                   U: out Real from Standard);

	---Purpose: Returns the value (Pt), the tolerance (Tol), and
	--          the parameter (U) on the arc A , of the intersection
	--          point of range Index.


    IsVertex(myclass; A: TheArc; Index: Integer from Standard)
    
	---Purpose: Returns True if the intersection point of range Index
	--          corresponds with a vertex on the arc A.

    	returns Boolean from Standard;


    Vertex(myclass; A: TheArc; Index: Integer from Standard;
                    Vtx: out TheVertex);

	---Purpose: When IsVertex returns True, this method returns the
	--          vertex on the arc A.


    NbSegments(myclass; A: TheArc)
    
	---Purpose: returns the number of part of A solution of the
	--          of intersection problem.
    
    	returns Integer from Standard;


    HasFirstPoint(myclass; A: TheArc; Index: Integer from Standard;
                           IndFirst: out Integer from Standard)
    
	---Purpose: Returns True when the segment of range Index is not
	--          open at the left side. In that case, IndFirst is the
	--          range in the list intersection points (see NbPoints)
	--          of the one which defines the left bound of the segment.
	--          Otherwise, the method has to return False, and IndFirst
	--          has no meaning.

    	returns Boolean from Standard;


    HasLastPoint(myclass; A: TheArc; Index: Integer from Standard;
                           IndLast: out Integer from Standard)
    
	---Purpose: Returns True when the segment of range Index is not
	--          open at the right side. In that case, IndLast is the
	--          range in the list intersection points (see NbPoints)
	--          of the one which defines the right bound of the segment.
	--          Otherwise, the method has to return False, and IndLast
	--          has no meaning.

    	returns Boolean from Standard;


    IsAllSolution(myclass; A: TheArc)
    
	---Purpose: Returns True when the whole restriction is solution
	--          of the intersection problem.
    
    	returns Boolean from Standard;



-- The following methods are used when HasBeenSeen returns Standard_False

    NbSamplesOnArc(myclass; A: TheArc)
    
    	---Purpose: returns the number of points which is used to make 
    	--          a sample on the arc. this number is a function of
    	--          the Surface and the CurveOnSurface complexity.
    
        returns Integer from Standard;


    Bounds(myclass; A: TheArc; Ufirst,Ulast: out Real from Standard);

	---Purpose: Returns the parametric limits on the arc A.
	--          These limits must be finite : they are either
	--          the real limits of the arc, for a finite arc,
	--          or a bounding box for an infinite arc.


    Parameter(myclass; V: TheVertex; A: TheArc)
    
	---Purpose: Returns the parameter of the vertex V on the arc A.

	returns Real from Standard;


    Tolerance(myclass; V: TheVertex; A: TheArc)

	---Purpose: Returns the parametric tolerance on the arc used
	--          to consider that the vertex and another point meet,
	--          i-e if the difference between the parameter of the
	--          Vertex and the parameter of the other point is less
	--          than Tolerance, the point are "merged".

    	returns Real from Standard;




end SOBTool;