+#if wxUSE_NEW_DC
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxDC;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxClientDC;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxPaintDC;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxWindowDC;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxScreenDC;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxMemoryDC;
+#else
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxDCBase;
+#endif
+
+class WXDLLEXPORT wxDrawObject
+{
+public:
+
+ wxDrawObject()
+ : m_isBBoxValid(false)
+ , m_minX(0), m_minY(0), m_maxX(0), m_maxY(0)
+ { }
+
+ virtual ~wxDrawObject() { }
+
+#if wxUSE_NEW_DC
+ virtual void Draw(wxDC&) const { }
+#else
+ virtual void Draw(wxDCBase&) const { }
+#endif
+
+ virtual void CalcBoundingBox(wxCoord x, wxCoord y)
+ {
+ if ( m_isBBoxValid )
+ {
+ if ( x < m_minX ) m_minX = x;
+ if ( y < m_minY ) m_minY = y;
+ if ( x > m_maxX ) m_maxX = x;
+ if ( y > m_maxY ) m_maxY = y;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ m_isBBoxValid = true;
+
+ m_minX = x;
+ m_minY = y;
+ m_maxX = x;
+ m_maxY = y;
+ }
+ }
+
+ void ResetBoundingBox()
+ {
+ m_isBBoxValid = false;
+
+ m_minX = m_maxX = m_minY = m_maxY = 0;
+ }
+
+ // Get the final bounding box of the PostScript or Metafile picture.
+
+ wxCoord MinX() const { return m_minX; }
+ wxCoord MaxX() const { return m_maxX; }
+ wxCoord MinY() const { return m_minY; }
+ wxCoord MaxY() const { return m_maxY; }
+
+ //to define the type of object for derived objects
+ virtual int GetType()=0;
+
+protected:
+ //for boundingbox calculation
+ bool m_isBBoxValid:1;
+ //for boundingbox calculation
+ wxCoord m_minX, m_minY, m_maxX, m_maxY;
+};
+
+