org.jfree.chart.axis
Class TickUnit

java.lang.Object
  org.jfree.chart.axis.TickUnit

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DateTickUnit, NumberTickUnit

public abstract class TickUnit
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

Base class representing a tick unit. This determines the spacing of the tick marks on an axis.

This class (and any subclasses) should be immutable, the reason being that ORDERED collections of tick units are maintained and if one instance can be changed, it may destroy the order of the collection that it belongs to. In addition, if the implementations are immutable, they can belong to multiple collections.

See Also:

ValueAxis, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

TickUnit(double size)
Constructs a new tick unit.

TickUnit(double size, int minorTickCount)
Constructs a new tick unit.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object object) Compares this tick unit to an arbitrary object.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Tests this unit for equality with another object.
int	getMinorTickCount() Returns the minor tick count.
double	getSize() Returns the size of the tick unit.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for this instance.
java.lang.String	valueToString(double value) Converts the supplied value to a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TickUnit

public TickUnit(double size)

Constructs a new tick unit.

Parameters:

size - the tick unit size.

TickUnit

public TickUnit(double size,
                int minorTickCount)

Constructs a new tick unit.

Parameters:

size - the tick unit size.

minorTickCount - the minor tick count.

Since:

1.0.7

Method Detail

getSize

public double getSize()

Returns the size of the tick unit.

Returns:

The size of the tick unit.

getMinorTickCount

public int getMinorTickCount()

Returns the minor tick count.

Returns:

The minor tick count.

Since:

1.0.7

valueToString

public java.lang.String valueToString(double value)

Converts the supplied value to a string.

Subclasses may implement special formatting by overriding this method.

Parameters:

value - the data value.

Returns:

Value as string.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object object)

Compares this tick unit to an arbitrary object.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

object - the object to compare against.

Returns:

1 if the size of the other object is less than this, 0 if both have the same size and -1 this size is less than the others.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Tests this unit for equality with another object.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - the object.

Returns:

true or false.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this instance.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A hash code.