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package com.lowagie.text;

/**
 * A <CODE>ListItem</CODE> is a <CODE>Paragraph</CODE>
 * that can be added to a <CODE>List</CODE>.
 * <P>
 * <B>Example 1:</B>
 * <BLOCKQUOTE><PRE>
 * List list = new List(true, 20);
 * list.add(<STRONG>new ListItem("First line")</STRONG>);
 * list.add(<STRONG>new ListItem("The second line is longer to see what happens once the end of the line is reached. Will it start on a new line?")</STRONG>);
 * list.add(<STRONG>new ListItem("Third line")</STRONG>);
 * </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 *
 * The result of this code looks like this:
 *	<OL>
 *		<LI>
 *			First line
 *		</LI>
 *		<LI>
 *			The second line is longer to see what happens once the end of the line is reached. Will it start on a new line?
 *		</LI>
 *		<LI>
 *			Third line
 *		</LI>
 *	</OL>
 *
 * <B>Example 2:</B>
 * <BLOCKQUOTE><PRE>
 * List overview = new List(false, 10);
 * overview.add(<STRONG>new ListItem("This is an item")</STRONG>);
 * overview.add("This is another item");
 * </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 *
 * The result of this code looks like this:
 *	<UL>
 *		<LI>
 *			This is an item
 *		</LI>
 *		<LI>
 *			This is another item
 *		</LI>
 *	</UL>
 *
 * @see	Element
 * @see List
 * @see	Paragraph
 */

public class ListItem extends Paragraph {
    
    // constants
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1970670787169329006L;
	
	// member variables
	
	/** this is the symbol that will precede the listitem. */
    private Chunk symbol;
    
    // constructors
    
    /**
     * Constructs a <CODE>ListItem</CODE>.
     */
    public ListItem() {
        super();
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs a <CODE>ListItem</CODE> with a certain leading.
     *
     * @param	leading		the leading
     */    
    public ListItem(float leading) {
        super(leading);
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs a <CODE>ListItem</CODE> with a certain <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
     *
     * @param	chunk		a <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
     */
    public ListItem(Chunk chunk) {
        super(chunk);
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs a <CODE>ListItem</CODE> with a certain <CODE>String</CODE>.
     *
     * @param	string		a <CODE>String</CODE>
     */
    public ListItem(String string) {
        super(string);
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs a <CODE>ListItem</CODE> with a certain <CODE>String</CODE>
     * and a certain <CODE>Font</CODE>.
     *
     * @param	string		a <CODE>String</CODE>
     * @param	font		a <CODE>String</CODE>
     */
    public ListItem(String string, Font font) {
        super(string, font);
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs a <CODE>ListItem</CODE> with a certain <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
     * and a certain leading.
     *
     * @param	leading		the leading
     * @param	chunk		a <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
     */
    public ListItem(float leading, Chunk chunk) {
        super(leading, chunk);
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs a <CODE>ListItem</CODE> with a certain <CODE>String</CODE>
     * and a certain leading.
     *
     * @param	leading		the leading
     * @param	string		a <CODE>String</CODE>
     */
    public ListItem(float leading, String string) {
        super(leading, string);
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs a <CODE>ListItem</CODE> with a certain leading, <CODE>String</CODE>
     * and <CODE>Font</CODE>.
     *
     * @param	leading		the leading
     * @param	string		a <CODE>String</CODE>
     * @param	font		a <CODE>Font</CODE>
     */
    public ListItem(float leading, String string, Font font) {
        super(leading, string, font);
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs a <CODE>ListItem</CODE> with a certain <CODE>Phrase</CODE>.
     *
     * @param	phrase		a <CODE>Phrase</CODE>
     */
    public ListItem(Phrase phrase) {
        super(phrase);
    }
    
    // implementation of the Element-methods
    
    /**
     * Gets the type of the text element.
     *
     * @return	a type
     */
    public int type() {
        return Element.LISTITEM;
    }
    
    // methods
    
    /**
     * Sets the listsymbol.
     *
     * @param	symbol	a <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
     */
    public void setListSymbol(Chunk symbol) {
    	if (this.symbol == null) {
    		this.symbol = symbol;
    		if (this.symbol.getFont().isStandardFont()) {
    			this.symbol.setFont(font);
    		}
    	}
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the indentation of this paragraph on the left side.
     *
     * @param	indentation		the new indentation
     */
    public void setIndentationLeft(float indentation, boolean autoindent) {
    	if (autoindent) {
    		setIndentationLeft(getListSymbol().getWidthPoint());
    	}
    	else {
    		setIndentationLeft(indentation);
    	}
    }
    
    // methods to retrieve information

	/**
     * Returns the listsymbol.
     *
     * @return	a <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
     */
    public Chunk getListSymbol() {
        return symbol;
    }

}
