jfreechart example source code file (RangeInfo.java)

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The jfreechart RangeInfo.java source code

/* ===========================================================
 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform
 * ===========================================================
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2009, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Project Info:  http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/index.html
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 *
 * --------------
 * RangeInfo.java
 * --------------
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2009, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * Changes (from 18-Sep-2001)
 * --------------------------
 * 18-Sep-2001 : Added standard header and fixed DOS encoding problem (DG);
 * 15-Nov-2001 : Moved to package com.jrefinery.data.* (DG);
 *               Updated Javadoc comments (DG);
 * 22-Apr-2002 : Added getValueRange() method (DG);
 * 17-Nov-2004 : Replaced getMinimumRangeValue() --> getRangeLowerBound(),
 *               getMaximumRangeValue() --> getRangeUpperBound(),
 *               getValueRange() --> getRangeBounds().
 * 11-Jan-2005 : Removed deprecated code in preparation for the 1.0.0
 *               release (DG);
 *
 */

package org.jfree.data;

/**
 * An interface (optional) that can be implemented by a dataset to assist in
 * determining the minimum and maximum values.  See also {@link DomainInfo}.
 */
public interface RangeInfo {

    /**
     * Returns the minimum y-value in the dataset.
     *
     * @param includeInterval  a flag that determines whether or not the
     *                         y-interval is taken into account.
     *
     * @return The minimum value.
     */
    public double getRangeLowerBound(boolean includeInterval);

    /**
     * Returns the maximum y-value in the dataset.
     *
     * @param includeInterval  a flag that determines whether or not the
     *                         y-interval is taken into account.
     *
     * @return The maximum value.
     */
    public double getRangeUpperBound(boolean includeInterval);

    /**
     * Returns the range of the values in this dataset's range.
     *
     * @param includeInterval  a flag that determines whether or not the
     *                         y-interval is taken into account.
     *
     * @return The range (or <code>null if the dataset contains no
     *     values).
     */
    public Range getRangeBounds(boolean includeInterval);

}