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package org.apache.batik.anim.values;

import org.apache.batik.anim.dom.AnimationTarget;

/**
 * A string value in the animation system.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:cam%40mcc%2eid%2eau">Cameron McCormack</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public class AnimatableStringValue extends AnimatableValue {

    /**
     * The string value.
     */
    protected String string;
    
    /**
     * Creates a new, uninitialized AnimatableStringValue.
     */
    protected AnimatableStringValue(AnimationTarget target) {
        super(target);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new AnimatableStringValue.
     */
    public AnimatableStringValue(AnimationTarget target, String s) {
        super(target);
        string = s;
    }
    
    /**
     * Performs interpolation to the given value.  String values cannot be
     * interpolated.
     */
    public AnimatableValue interpolate(AnimatableValue result,
                                       AnimatableValue to, float interpolation,
                                       AnimatableValue accumulation,
                                       int multiplier) {
        AnimatableStringValue res;
        if (result == null) {
            res = new AnimatableStringValue(target);
        } else {
            res = (AnimatableStringValue) result;
        }

        String newString;
        if (to != null && interpolation >= 0.5) {
            AnimatableStringValue toValue =
                (AnimatableStringValue) to;
            newString = toValue.string;
        } else {
            newString = string;
        }

        if (res.string == null || !res.string.equals(newString)) {
            res.string = newString;
            res.hasChanged = true;
        }
        return res;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the string.
     */
    public String getString() {
        return string;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether two values of this type can have their distance
     * computed, as needed by paced animation.
     */
    public boolean canPace() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the absolute distance between this value and the specified other
     * value.
     */
    public float distanceTo(AnimatableValue other) {
        return 0f;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a zero value of this AnimatableValue's type.
     */
    public AnimatableValue getZeroValue() {
        return new AnimatableStringValue(target, "");
    }

    /**
     * Returns the CSS text representation of the value.
     */
    public String getCssText() {
        return string;
    }
}
