jfreechart example source code file (CategoryToolTipGenerator.java)

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The jfreechart CategoryToolTipGenerator.java source code

/* ===========================================================
 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform
 * ===========================================================
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2008, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
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 *
 * -----------------------------
 * CategoryToolTipGenerator.java
 * -----------------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2001-2008, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 15-Apr-2004 : Separated tool tip method from CategoryItemLabelGenerator
 *               interface (DG);
 *
 */

package org.jfree.chart.labels;

import org.jfree.data.category.CategoryDataset;

/**
 * A <i>category tool tip generator is an object that can be assigned to a
 * {@link org.jfree.chart.renderer.category.CategoryItemRenderer} and that
 * assumes responsibility for creating text items to be used as tooltips for the
 * items in a {@link org.jfree.chart.plot.CategoryPlot}.
 * <p>
 * To assist with cloning charts, classes that implement this interface should
 * also implement the <code>org.jfree.util.PublicCloneable interface (in
 * JCommon).
 */
public interface CategoryToolTipGenerator {

    /**
     * Generates the tool tip text for an item in a dataset.  Note: in the
     * current dataset implementation, each row is a series, and each column
     * contains values for a particular category.
     *
     * @param dataset  the dataset (<code>null not permitted).
     * @param row  the row index (zero-based).
     * @param column  the column index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return The tooltip text (possibly <code>null).
     */
    public String generateToolTip(CategoryDataset dataset, int row, int column);

}