001 /* ===========================================================
002 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform
003 * ===========================================================
004 *
005 * (C) Copyright 2000-2008, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
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026 *
027 * ----------------
028 * XisSymbolic.java
029 * ----------------
030 * (C) Copyright 2006-2008, by Anthony Boulestreau and Contributors.
031 *
032 * Original Author: Anthony Boulestreau;
033 * Contributor(s): David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
034 *
035 * Changes
036 * -------
037 * 29-Mar-2002 : First version (AB);
038 * 07-Oct-2002 : Fixed errors reported by Checkstyle (DG);
039 * 02-Feb-2007 : Removed author tags all over JFreeChart sources (DG);
040 *
041 */
042
043 package org.jfree.data.xy;
044
045 /**
046 * Represent a data set where X is a symbolic values. Each symbolic value is
047 * linked with an Integer.
048 */
049 public interface XisSymbolic {
050
051 /**
052 * Returns the list of symbolic values.
053 *
054 * @return An array of symbolic values.
055 */
056 public String[] getXSymbolicValues();
057
058 /**
059 * Returns the symbolic value of the data set specified by
060 * <CODE>series</CODE> and <CODE>item</CODE> parameters.
061 *
062 * @param series value of the serie.
063 * @param item value of the item.
064 *
065 * @return The symbolic value.
066 */
067 public String getXSymbolicValue(int series, int item);
068
069 /**
070 * Returns the symbolic value linked with the specified
071 * <CODE>Integer</CODE>.
072 *
073 * @param val value of the integer linked with the symbolic value.
074 *
075 * @return The symbolic value.
076 */
077 public String getXSymbolicValue(Integer val);
078
079 }