org.jfree.chart.labels
Class MultipleXYSeriesLabelGenerator

java.lang.Object
  org.jfree.chart.labels.MultipleXYSeriesLabelGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, XYSeriesLabelGenerator, org.jfree.util.PublicCloneable

public class MultipleXYSeriesLabelGenerator
extends Object
implements XYSeriesLabelGenerator, Cloneable, org.jfree.util.PublicCloneable, Serializable

A series label generator for plots that use data from an XYDataset.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static String

DEFAULT_LABEL_FORMAT The default item label format.

Constructor Summary

MultipleXYSeriesLabelGenerator()
Creates an item label generator using default number formatters.

MultipleXYSeriesLabelGenerator(String format)
Creates a new series label generator.

Method Summary

void	addSeriesLabel(int series, String label) Adds an extra label for the specified series.
void	clearSeriesLabels(int series) Clears the extra labels for the specified series.
Object	clone() Returns an independent copy of the generator.
protected Object[]	createItemArray(XYDataset dataset, int series) Creates the array of items that can be passed to the MessageFormat class for creating labels.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Tests this object for equality with an arbitrary object.
String	generateLabel(XYDataset dataset, int series) Generates a label for the specified series.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for this instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_LABEL_FORMAT

public static final String DEFAULT_LABEL_FORMAT

The default item label format.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

MultipleXYSeriesLabelGenerator

public MultipleXYSeriesLabelGenerator()

Creates an item label generator using default number formatters.

MultipleXYSeriesLabelGenerator

public MultipleXYSeriesLabelGenerator(String format)

Creates a new series label generator.

Parameters:

format - the format pattern (null not permitted).

Method Detail

addSeriesLabel

public void addSeriesLabel(int series,
                           String label)

Adds an extra label for the specified series.

Parameters:

series - the series index.

label - the label.

clearSeriesLabels

public void clearSeriesLabels(int series)

Clears the extra labels for the specified series.

Parameters:

series - the series index.

generateLabel

public String generateLabel(XYDataset dataset,
                            int series)

Generates a label for the specified series. This label will be used for the chart legend.

Specified by:

generateLabel in interface XYSeriesLabelGenerator

Parameters:

dataset - the dataset (null not permitted).

series - the series.

Returns:

A series label.

createItemArray

protected Object[] createItemArray(XYDataset dataset,
                                   int series)

Creates the array of items that can be passed to the MessageFormat class for creating labels.

Parameters:

dataset - the dataset (null not permitted).

series - the series (zero-based index).

Returns:

The items (never null).

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException

Returns an independent copy of the generator.

Specified by:

clone in interface org.jfree.util.PublicCloneable

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

A clone.

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException - if cloning is not supported.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Tests this object for equality with an arbitrary object.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the other object (null permitted).

Returns:

A boolean.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this instance.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

A hash code.