jfreechart example source code file (IntervalXYDataset.java)

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The jfreechart IntervalXYDataset.java source code

/* ===========================================================
 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform
 * ===========================================================
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2008, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Project Info:  http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/index.html
 *
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 *
 * ----------------------
 * IntervalXYDataset.java
 * ----------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2001-2008, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Original Author:  Mark Watson (www.markwatson.com);
 * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 18-Oct-2001 : Version 1, thanks to Mark Watson (DG);
 * 22-Oct-2001 : Renamed DataSource.java --> Dataset.java etc (DG);
 * 06-May-2004 : Added methods that return double primitives (DG);
 *
 */

package org.jfree.data.xy;

/**
 * An extension of the {@link XYDataset} interface that allows a range of data
 * to be defined for the X values, the Y values, or both the X and Y values.
 * This interface is used to support (among other things) bar plots against
 * numerical axes.
 */
public interface IntervalXYDataset extends XYDataset {

    /**
     * Returns the starting X value for the specified series and item.
     *
     * @param series  the series index (zero-based).
     * @param item  the item index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return The value.
     */
    public Number getStartX(int series, int item);

    /**
     * Returns the start x-value (as a double primitive) for an item within a
     * series.
     *
     * @param series  the series (zero-based index).
     * @param item  the item (zero-based index).
     *
     * @return The start x-value.
     */
    public double getStartXValue(int series, int item);

    /**
     * Returns the ending X value for the specified series and item.
     *
     * @param series  the series index (zero-based).
     * @param item  the item index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return The value.
     */
    public Number getEndX(int series, int item);

    /**
     * Returns the end x-value (as a double primitive) for an item within a
     * series.
     *
     * @param series  the series index (zero-based).
     * @param item  the item index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return The end x-value.
     */
    public double getEndXValue(int series, int item);

    /**
     * Returns the starting Y value for the specified series and item.
     *
     * @param series  the series index (zero-based).
     * @param item  the item index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return The value.
     */
    public Number getStartY(int series, int item);

    /**
     * Returns the start y-value (as a double primitive) for an item within a
     * series.
     *
     * @param series  the series index (zero-based).
     * @param item  the item index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return The start y-value.
     */
    public double getStartYValue(int series, int item);

    /**
     * Returns the ending Y value for the specified series and item.
     *
     * @param series  the series index (zero-based).
     * @param item  the item index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return The value.
     */
    public Number getEndY(int series, int item);

    /**
     * Returns the end y-value (as a double primitive) for an item within a
     * series.
     *
     * @param series  the series index (zero-based).
     * @param item  the item index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return The end y-value.
     */
    public double getEndYValue(int series, int item);

}