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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.render.intermediate.extensions;

import org.apache.xmlgraphics.util.XMLizable;

/**
 * Abstract base class for document actions, like "go-to" actions with absolute page coordinates.
 */
public abstract class AbstractAction implements XMLizable {

    private String id;

    /**
     * Sets an ID to make the action referencable.
     * @param id the ID
     */
    public void setID(String id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an optional ID for this action.
     * @return the ID or null
     */
    public String getID() {
        return this.id;
    }

    /**
     * Indicates whether the action has an ID and is therefore referencable.
     * @return true if the action has an ID
     */
    public boolean hasID() {
        return this.id != null;
    }

    /**
     * Indicates whether two action are equal. Note: this is not the same as
     * {@link Object#equals(Object)}!
     * @param other the other action to compare to
     * @return true if the actions are equal
     */
    public abstract boolean isSame(AbstractAction other);

    /**
     * Indicates whether the action is complete, i.e has all the required information to be
     * rendered in the target format.
     * @return true if the action is complete
     */
    public boolean isComplete() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string that is used to prefix a generated ID to make it unique.
     * @return the prefix string
     */
    public String getIDPrefix() {
        return null;
    }

}