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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.xmlgraphics.java2d;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Interface which the Graphics2D class delegates text painting to.
 */
public interface TextHandler {

    /**
     * Draw some text.
     * @param text the text to paint
     * @param x the x-coordinate where the <code>String</code> should be rendered
     * @param y the y-coordinate where the <code>String</code> should be rendered
     * @throws IOException In case of an I/O error
     */
    void drawString(String text, float x, float y) throws IOException;
}