# Interface: com.pnfsoftware.jeb.core.output.text.ICoordinates

This interface defines a coordinates system to locate characters within [ITextDocument](ITextDocument) objects. 

 Text coordinates allow the addressing of characters within a line. 

 Note that different addresses may point to the same character. The canonical address of a character is defined as the one whose anchorId is the id of the anchored chunk containing this character.

## Method: getAnchorId
- return type: `long`

Description: Get the anchor id.
return: the anchor id

## Method: getColumnOffset
- return type: `int`

Description: Get the column offset within the line identified by the \(anchorId, lineDelta\) couple.
return: the column offset

## Method: getLineDelta
- return type: `int`

Description: Get the line index within the anchored chunk.
return: the line index