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+/*
+ * Copyright 1997-2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package java.awt;
+
+import java.io.*;
+
+/**
+ * The <code>GraphicsConfigTemplate</code> class is used to obtain a valid
+ * {@link GraphicsConfiguration}.  A user instantiates one of these
+ * objects and then sets all non-default attributes as desired.  The
+ * {@link GraphicsDevice#getBestConfiguration} method found in the
+ * {@link GraphicsDevice} class is then called with this
+ * <code>GraphicsConfigTemplate</code>.  A valid
+ * <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code> is returned that meets or exceeds
+ * what was requested in the <code>GraphicsConfigTemplate</code>.
+ * @see GraphicsDevice
+ * @see GraphicsConfiguration
+ *
+ * @since       1.2
+ */
+public abstract class GraphicsConfigTemplate implements Serializable {
+    /*
+     * serialVersionUID
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -8061369279557787079L;
+
+    /**
+     * This class is an abstract class so only subclasses can be
+     * instantiated.
+     */
+    public GraphicsConfigTemplate() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Value used for "Enum" (Integer) type.  States that this
+     * feature is required for the <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code>
+     * object.  If this feature is not available, do not select the
+     * <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code> object.
+     */
+    public static final int REQUIRED    = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * Value used for "Enum" (Integer) type.  States that this
+     * feature is desired for the <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code>
+     * object.  A selection with this feature is preferred over a
+     * selection that does not include this feature, although both
+     * selections can be considered valid matches.
+     */
+    public static final int PREFERRED   = 2;
+
+    /**
+     * Value used for "Enum" (Integer) type.  States that this
+     * feature is not necessary for the selection of the
+     * <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code> object.  A selection
+     * without this feature is preferred over a selection that
+     * includes this feature since it is not used.
+     */
+    public static final int UNNECESSARY = 3;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the "best" configuration possible that passes the
+     * criteria defined in the <code>GraphicsConfigTemplate</code>.
+     * @param gc the array of <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code>
+     * objects to choose from.
+     * @return a <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code> object that is
+     * the best configuration possible.
+     * @see GraphicsConfiguration
+     */
+    public abstract GraphicsConfiguration
+      getBestConfiguration(GraphicsConfiguration[] gc);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a <code>boolean</code> indicating whether or
+     * not the specified <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code> can be
+     * used to create a drawing surface that supports the indicated
+     * features.
+     * @param gc the <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code> object to test
+     * @return <code>true</code> if this
+     * <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code> object can be used to create
+     * surfaces that support the indicated features;
+     * <code>false</code> if the <code>GraphicsConfiguration</code> can
+     * not be used to create a drawing surface usable by this Java(tm)
+     * API.
+     */
+    public abstract boolean
+      isGraphicsConfigSupported(GraphicsConfiguration gc);
+
+}