org.jfree.chart

Class ChartRenderingInfo

java.lang.Object

org.jfree.chart.ChartRenderingInfo

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

public class ChartRenderingInfo
extends Object
implements Cloneable, Serializable

A structure for storing rendering information from one call to the JFreeChart.draw() method.

An instance of the JFreeChart class can draw itself within an arbitrary rectangle on any Graphics2D. It is assumed that client code will sometimes render the same chart in more than one view, so the JFreeChart instance does not retain any information about its rendered dimensions. This information can be useful sometimes, so you have the option to collect the information at each call to JFreeChart.draw(), by passing an instance of this ChartRenderingInfo class.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ChartRenderingInfo() Constructs a new ChartRenderingInfo structure that can be used to collect information about the dimensions of a rendered chart.
ChartRenderingInfo(EntityCollection entities) Constructs a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clear() Clears the information recorded by this object.
Object	clone() Returns a clone of this object.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Tests this object for equality with an arbitrary object.
Rectangle2D	getChartArea() Returns the area in which the chart was drawn.
EntityCollection	getEntityCollection() Returns the collection of entities maintained by this instance.
PlotRenderingInfo	getPlotInfo() Returns the rendering info for the chart's plot.
void	setChartArea(Rectangle2D area) Sets the area in which the chart was drawn.
void	setEntityCollection(EntityCollection entities) Sets the entity collection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ChartRenderingInfo

public ChartRenderingInfo()

Constructs a new ChartRenderingInfo structure that can be used to collect information about the dimensions of a rendered chart.

ChartRenderingInfo

public ChartRenderingInfo(EntityCollection entities)

Constructs a new instance. If an entity collection is supplied, it will be populated with information about the entities in a chart. If it is null, no entity information (including tool tips) will be collected.

Parameters:

entities - an entity collection (null permitted).

Method Detail

getChartArea

public Rectangle2D getChartArea()

Returns the area in which the chart was drawn.

Returns:

The area in which the chart was drawn.

See Also:

setChartArea(Rectangle2D)

setChartArea

public void setChartArea(Rectangle2D area)

Sets the area in which the chart was drawn.

Parameters:

area - the chart area.

See Also:

getChartArea()

getEntityCollection

public EntityCollection getEntityCollection()

Returns the collection of entities maintained by this instance.

Returns:

The entity collection (possibly null).

See Also:

setEntityCollection(EntityCollection)

setEntityCollection

public void setEntityCollection(EntityCollection entities)

Sets the entity collection.

Parameters:

entities - the entity collection (null permitted).

See Also:

getEntityCollection()

clear

public void clear()

Clears the information recorded by this object.

getPlotInfo

public PlotRenderingInfo getPlotInfo()

Returns the rendering info for the chart's plot.

Returns:

The rendering info for the plot.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Tests this object for equality with an arbitrary object.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to test against (null permitted).

Returns:

A boolean.

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException

Returns a clone of this object.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

A clone.

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException - if the object cannot be cloned.