org.jfree.chart.axis
Class TickUnits

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, TickUnitSource

public class TickUnits
extends java.lang.Object
implements TickUnitSource, java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

A collection of tick units, used by the DateAxis and NumberAxis classes.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

TickUnits()
Constructs a new collection of tick units.

Method Summary

void	add(TickUnit unit) Adds a tick unit to the collection.
java.lang.Object	clone() Returns a clone of the collection.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Tests an object for equality with this instance.
TickUnit	get(int pos) Returns the tickunit on the given position.
TickUnit	getCeilingTickUnit(double size) Returns the tick unit in the collection that is greater than or equal to the specified size.
TickUnit	getCeilingTickUnit(TickUnit unit) Returns the tick unit in the collection that is greater than or equal to (in size) the specified unit.
TickUnit	getLargerTickUnit(TickUnit unit) Returns a tick unit that is larger than the supplied unit.
int	size() Returns the number of tick units in this collection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TickUnits

public TickUnits()

Constructs a new collection of tick units.

Method Detail

add

public void add(TickUnit unit)

Adds a tick unit to the collection. The tick units are maintained in ascending order.

Parameters:

unit - the tick unit to add (null not permitted).

size

public int size()

Returns the number of tick units in this collection.

This method is required for the XML writer.

Returns:

The number of units in this collection.

get

public TickUnit get(int pos)

Returns the tickunit on the given position.

This method is required for the XML writer.

Parameters:

pos - the position in the list.

Returns:

The tickunit.

getLargerTickUnit

public TickUnit getLargerTickUnit(TickUnit unit)

Returns a tick unit that is larger than the supplied unit.

Specified by:

getLargerTickUnit in interface TickUnitSource

Parameters:

unit - the unit.

Returns:

A tick unit that is larger than the supplied unit.

getCeilingTickUnit

public TickUnit getCeilingTickUnit(TickUnit unit)

Returns the tick unit in the collection that is greater than or equal to (in size) the specified unit.

Specified by:

getCeilingTickUnit in interface TickUnitSource

Parameters:

unit - the unit.

Returns:

A unit from the collection.

getCeilingTickUnit

public TickUnit getCeilingTickUnit(double size)

Returns the tick unit in the collection that is greater than or equal to the specified size.

Specified by:

getCeilingTickUnit in interface TickUnitSource

Parameters:

size - the size.

Returns:

A unit from the collection.

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()
                       throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Returns a clone of the collection.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A clone.

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - if an item in the collection does not support cloning.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Tests an object for equality with this instance.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to test (null permitted).

Returns:

A boolean.