http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/: Apache FOP (Formatting Objects Processor) is the world's first print formatter driven by XSL formatting objects (XSL-FO) and the world's first output independent formatter. It is a Java application that reads a formatting object (FO) tree and renders the resulting pages to a specified output. Output formats currently supported include PDF, PCL, PS, AFP, TIFF, PNG, SVG, XML (area tree representation), Print, AWT and TXT. The primary output target is PDF. (Apache Software Foundation) 
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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.layoutmgr;


Defines methods to evaluate break opportunities at a particular location in the tree of
layout managers.

/**
 * Defines methods to evaluate break opportunities at a particular location in the tree of
 * layout managers.
 */
public interface BreakOpportunity {

    
Returns the highest priority break-before value on this layout manager or its
relevant descendants.

Returns:the break-before value (Constants.EN_*)
/**
     * Returns the highest priority break-before value on this layout manager or its
     * relevant descendants.
     *
     * @return the break-before value (Constants.EN_*)
     */
    int getBreakBefore();

}