// interface, simplifying instantiating classes
/**
- * Answers true if the specified feature type is displayed
+ * Answers true if the specified feature type is to be displayed, false if no
+ * preference
*
* @param type
* @return
boolean isFeatureDisplayed(String type);
/**
+ * Answers true if the specified feature type is to be hidden, false if no
+ * preference
+ *
+ * @param type
+ * @return
+ */
+ boolean isFeatureHidden(String type);
+
+ /**
* Answers true if the specified feature group is displayed
*
* @param group
float getTransparency();
/**
- * Returns -1 if feature1 'precedes' (is displayed on top of) feature 2, +1 if
- * feature2 is on top of feature1, or 0 if we don't care
+ * Returns -1 if feature1 is displayed before (below) feature 2, +1 if
+ * feature2 is displayed after (on top of) feature1, or 0 if we don't care.
+ *
+ * <br>
+ * Note that this is the opposite ordering to how features are displayed in
+ * the feature settings dialogue. FeatureRendererModel.setFeaturePriority
+ * takes care of converting between the two.
*
* @param feature1
* @param feature2