# Class Projection

java.lang.Object
com.codename1.maps.Projection

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `Mercator`

public abstract class Projection extends Object
This class represents a projection type. a Projection has the ability to translate a WGS84 Coordinate to a projected Coordinate.

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  `protected`
  `Projection(BoundingBox extent)`
  Creates a projection to the given bounding box

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `BoundingBox`
  `extent()`
  Gets the projection bounding box
  `final BoundingBox`
  `fromWGS84(BoundingBox bbox)`
  Converts a WGS84 bounding box to the projection system bounding box
  `abstract Coord`
  `fromWGS84(Coord wgs84)`
  Converts a given WGS84 coordinate to a projection coordinate
  `final Coord[]`
  `fromWGS84(Coord[] coords)`
  a utility method that converts an array of WGS84 coordinate to the projection coordinates system.
  `final BoundingBox`
  `toWGS84(BoundingBox bbox)`
  Converts a projected bounding box to a WGS84 bounding box
  `abstract Coord`
  `toWGS84(Coord projection)`
  Converts a projected coordinate to a WGS84 coordinate

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### Projection

    protected Projection(BoundingBox extent)

    Creates a projection to the given bounding box

    ###### Parameters

    - `extent`: the bounding box of this projection

- ## Method Details

  - ### extent

    public BoundingBox extent()

    Gets the projection bounding box

    ###### Returns

    bounding box

  - ### fromWGS84

    public abstract Coord fromWGS84(Coord wgs84)

    Converts a given WGS84 coordinate to a projection coordinate

    ###### Parameters

    - `wgs84`

  - ### toWGS84

    public abstract Coord toWGS84(Coord projection)

    Converts a projected coordinate to a WGS84 coordinate

    ###### Parameters

    - `projection`

  - ### fromWGS84

    public final Coord[] fromWGS84(Coord[] coords)

    a utility method that converts an array of WGS84 coordinate to the projection coordinates system.

    ###### Parameters

    - `coords`: an array to converts

    ###### Returns

    a converted array

  - ### fromWGS84

    public final BoundingBox fromWGS84(BoundingBox bbox)

    Converts a WGS84 bounding box to the projection system bounding box

    ###### Parameters

    - `bbox`: bounding box too convert

    ###### Returns

    a converted bounding box

  - ### toWGS84

    public final BoundingBox toWGS84(BoundingBox bbox)

    Converts a projected bounding box to a WGS84 bounding box

    ###### Parameters

    - `bbox`: bounding box too convert

    ###### Returns

    a converted bounding box