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 * Last port: linearref/LengthIndexOfPoint.java rev. 1.10
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#ifndef GEOS_LINEARREF_LENGTHINDEXOFPOINT_H
#define GEOS_LINEARREF_LENGTHINDEXOFPOINT_H

#include <string>

#include <geos/geom/Coordinate.h>
#include <geos/geom/Geometry.h>
#include <geos/geom/LineSegment.h>
#include <geos/linearref/LinearLocation.h>


namespace geos
{
namespace linearref   // geos::linearref
{

/**
 * \brief
 * Computes the length index of the point
 * on a linear Geometry nearest a given Coordinate.
 *
 * The nearest point is not necessarily unique; this class
 * always computes the nearest point closest to
 * the start of the geometry.
 */
class LengthIndexOfPoint
{

private:
	const geom::Geometry *linearGeom;

	double indexOfFromStart(const geom::Coordinate& inputPt, const double minIndex) const;

	double segmentNearestMeasure(const geom::LineSegment *seg, 
                               const geom::Coordinate& inputPt,
                               double segmentStartMeasure) const;
public:
	static double indexOf(const geom::Geometry *linearGeom, const geom::Coordinate& inputPt);

	static double indexOfAfter(const geom::Geometry *linearGeom, const geom::Coordinate& inputPt, double minIndex);

	LengthIndexOfPoint(const geom::Geometry *linearGeom);

	/**
	 * Find the nearest location along a linear Geometry to a given point.
	 *
	 * @param inputPt the coordinate to locate
	 * @return the location of the nearest point
	 */
	double indexOf(const geom::Coordinate& inputPt) const;

	/** \brief
	 * Finds the nearest index along the linear Geometry
	 * to a given Coordinate after the specified minimum index.
	 *
	 * If possible the location returned will be strictly greater than the
	 * <code>minLocation</code>.
	 * If this is not possible, the
	 * value returned will equal <code>minLocation</code>.
	 * (An example where this is not possible is when
	 * minLocation = [end of line] ).
	 *
	 * @param inputPt the coordinate to locate
	 * @param minLocation the minimum location for the point location
	 * @return the location of the nearest point
	 */
	double indexOfAfter(const geom::Coordinate& inputPt, double minIndex) const;

};
}
}
#endif