Source for org.jfree.data.DomainInfo

   1: /* ===========================================================
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  27:  * ---------------
  28:  * DomainInfo.java
  29:  * ---------------
  30:  * (C) Copyright 2000-2007, by Object Refinery Limited.
  31:  *
  32:  * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
  33:  * Contributor(s):   -;
  34:  *
  35:  * Changes (from 18-Sep-2001)
  36:  * --------------------------
  37:  * 18-Sep-2001 : Added standard header and fixed DOS encoding problem (DG);
  38:  * 15-Nov-2001 : Moved to package com.jrefinery.data.* (DG);
  39:  *               Updated Javadoc comments (DG);
  40:  * 22-Apr-2002 : Added getValueRange() method (DG);
  41:  * 12-Jul-2002 : Renamed getValueRange() --> getDomainRange() (DG);
  42:  * 06-Oct-2004 : Renamed getDomainRange() --> getDomainBounds() (DG);
  43:  * 17-Nov-2004 : Added 'includeInterval' argument to all methods (DG);
  44:  * 11-Jan-2005 : Removed deprecated code in preparation for the 1.0.0 
  45:  *               release (DG);
  46:  * 
  47:  */
  48: 
  49: package org.jfree.data;
  50: 
  51: /**
  52:  * An interface (optional) that can be implemented by a dataset to assist in
  53:  * determining the minimum and maximum values.
  54:  */
  55: public interface DomainInfo {
  56: 
  57:     /**
  58:      * Returns the minimum x-value in the dataset.
  59:      *
  60:      * @param includeInterval  a flag that determines whether or not the
  61:      *                         x-interval is taken into account.
  62:      * 
  63:      * @return The minimum value.
  64:      */
  65:     public double getDomainLowerBound(boolean includeInterval);
  66: 
  67:     /**
  68:      * Returns the maximum x-value in the dataset.
  69:      *
  70:      * @param includeInterval  a flag that determines whether or not the
  71:      *                         x-interval is taken into account.
  72:      * 
  73:      * @return The maximum value.
  74:      */
  75:     public double getDomainUpperBound(boolean includeInterval);
  76: 
  77:     /**
  78:      * Returns the range of the values in this dataset's domain.
  79:      *
  80:      * @param includeInterval  a flag that determines whether or not the
  81:      *                         x-interval is taken into account.
  82:      * 
  83:      * @return The range.
  84:      */
  85:     public Range getDomainBounds(boolean includeInterval);
  86: 
  87: }