apache-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/Drawing.java

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package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel;

/**
 * High level representation of spreadsheet drawing.
 */
public interface Drawing<T extends Shape> extends ShapeContainer<T> {
	/**
	 * Creates a picture.
	 * @param anchor       the client anchor describes how this picture is
	 *                     attached to the sheet.
	 * @param pictureIndex the index of the picture in the workbook collection
	 *                     of pictures.
	 *
	 * @return the newly created picture.
	 */
	Picture createPicture(ClientAnchor anchor, int pictureIndex);

	/**
	 * Creates a comment.
	 * @param anchor the client anchor describes how this comment is attached
	 *               to the sheet.
	 * @return the newly created comment.
	 */
	Comment createCellComment(ClientAnchor anchor);

	/**
	 * Creates a chart.
	 * @param anchor the client anchor describes how this chart is attached to
	 *               the sheet.
	 * @return the newly created chart
	 */
	Chart createChart(ClientAnchor anchor);

	/**
	 * Creates a new client anchor and sets the top-left and bottom-right
	 * coordinates of the anchor.
	 *
	 * @param dx1  the x coordinate in EMU within the first cell.
	 * @param dy1  the y coordinate in EMU within the first cell.
	 * @param dx2  the x coordinate in EMU within the second cell.
	 * @param dy2  the y coordinate in EMU within the second cell.
	 * @param col1 the column (0 based) of the first cell.
	 * @param row1 the row (0 based) of the first cell.
	 * @param col2 the column (0 based) of the second cell.
	 * @param row2 the row (0 based) of the second cell.
	 * @return the newly created client anchor
	 */
	ClientAnchor createAnchor(int dx1, int dy1, int dx2, int dy2, int col1, int row1, int col2, int row2);
}