indexing
	description: "Objects that may have their text aligned to the%
		%left, center or right."
	status: "See notice at end of class"
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

deferred class
	EV_TEXT_ALIGNABLE


inherit
	EV_TEXTABLE
		redefine
			implementation
		end
	
feature -- Access

	text_alignment: INTEGER is
			-- Current alignment.
			-- See class EV_TEXT_ALIGNABLE_CONSTANTS for
			-- possible values.
		require
			not_destroyed: not is_destroyed
		do
			Result := implementation.text_alignment
		ensure
			bridge_ok: Result = implementation.text_alignment
		end

feature -- Status report

	is_left_aligned: BOOLEAN is
			-- Is `Current' left aligned?
		require
			not_destroyed: not is_destroyed
		do
			Result := text_alignment = feature {EV_TEXT_ALIGNMENT_CONSTANTS}.Ev_text_alignment_left
		end
		
	is_center_aligned: BOOLEAN is
			-- Is `Current' center aligned?
		require
			not_destroyed: not is_destroyed
		do
			Result := text_alignment = feature {EV_TEXT_ALIGNMENT_CONSTANTS}.Ev_text_alignment_center
		end

	is_right_aligned: BOOLEAN is
			-- Is `Current' right aligned?
		require
			not_destroyed: not is_destroyed
		do
			Result := text_alignment = feature {EV_TEXT_ALIGNMENT_CONSTANTS}.Ev_text_alignment_right
		end

feature -- Status setting

	align_text_center is
			-- Display `text' centered.
		require
			not_destroyed: not is_destroyed
		do
			implementation.align_text_center
		ensure
			alignment_set: is_center_aligned
		end

	align_text_right is
			-- Display `text' right aligned.
		require
			not_destroyed: not is_destroyed
		do
			implementation.align_text_right
		ensure
			alignment_set: is_right_aligned
		end
        
	align_text_left is
			-- Display `text' left aligned.
		require
			not_destroyed: not is_destroyed
		do
			implementation.align_text_left
		ensure
			alignment_set: is_left_aligned
		end

feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	implementation: EV_TEXT_ALIGNABLE_I
	
invariant

	valid_alignment: (create {EV_TEXT_ALIGNMENT_CONSTANTS}).valid_alignment (text_alignment)

end -- class EV_TEXT_ALIGNABLE

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