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/*
 * Copyright © 2005-2008 GlobalMentor, Inc. 
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
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package io.guise.framework.geometry;

import com.globalmentor.lex.Identifier;

/**
 * A unit of measurement.
 * @author Garret Wilson
 */
public enum Unit implements Identifier {
	//relative units
	/** The size of a font. */
	EM,
	/** The x-height of a font. */
	EX,
	/** Pixels relative to the viewing device. */
	PIXEL,
	//absolute units
	/** Inches. */
	INCH,
	/** Centimeters. */
	CENTIMETER,
	/** Millimeters. */
	MILLIMETER,
	/** Points, or 1/72 of an inch. */
	POINT,
	/** Picas, or 12 points. */
	PICA,
	//pure relative units
	/** Pure relative units (i.e. the fractional form of a percentage). */
	RELATIVE;
}