src/java/org/apache/fop/fonts/GlyphSubstitution.java

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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.fonts;

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/**
 * The <code>GlyphSubstitution</code> interface is implemented by a glyph substitution subtable
 * that supports the determination of glyph substitution information based on script and
 * language of the corresponding character content.
 * @author Glenn Adams
 */
public interface GlyphSubstitution {

    /**
     * Perform glyph substitution at the current index, mutating the substitution state object as required.
     * Only the context associated with the current index is processed.
     * @param ss glyph substitution state object
     * @return true if the glyph subtable was applied, meaning that the current context matches the
     * associated input context glyph coverage table
     */
    boolean substitute ( GlyphSubstitutionState ss );

}