[/============================================================================
  Boost.Geometry (aka GGL, Generic Geometry Library)

  Copyright (c) 2014 Barend Gehrels, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

  Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software License,
  Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
=============================================================================/]

[def __this_function__ buffer]

[heading_conformance_ogc __this_function__..Buffer]
It is conformant if used with the following combination of strategies
[link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_join_round join_round],
[link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_end_round end_round],
[link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_distance_symmetric distance_symmetric],
[link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_point_circle point_circle],
side_straight

[heading Supported geometries]
[table
[[ ][2D Cartesian]]
[[Point][[$img/ok.png]]]
[[Segment][[$img/nyi.png]]]
[[Box][[$img/nyi.png]]]
[[Linestring][[$img/ok.png]]]
[[Ring][[$img/ok.png]]]
[[Polygon][[$img/ok.png]]]
[[MultiPoint][[$img/ok.png]]]
[[MultiLinestring][[$img/ok.png]]]
[[MultiPolygon][[$img/ok.png]]]
]


[heading Examples]
[buffer_with_strategies]

[heading The linestring case]
[$img/algorithms/buffer_linestring.png]

[heading The multi_point case]
[$img/algorithms/buffer_multi_point.png]

[heading The multi_polygon case]
[$img/algorithms/buffer_multi_polygon.png]

[heading Available Strategies]
* JoinStrategy: [link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_join_round join_round (cartesian)]
* JoinStrategy: [link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_join_miter join_miter (cartesian)]
* EndStrategy: [link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_end_round end_round (cartesian)]
* EndStrategy: [link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_end_flat end_flat (cartesian)]
* DistanceStrategy: [link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_distance_symmetric distance_symmetric]
* DistanceStrategy: [link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_distance_asymmetric distance_asymmetric]
* PointStrategy: [link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_point_circle point_circle (cartesian)]
* PointStrategy: [link geometry.reference.strategies.strategy_buffer_point_square point_square (cartesian)]