li.netcat.chart
Interface Part

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPart

public interface Part

The Part is the building block unit that is used to compose charts. The package li.netcat.chart.util contains a lot of part implementations like bar and line parts, grids, legends, scales and text parts.

Author:

Arthur Marxer

Method Summary

Layout	getLayout(java.awt.Graphics g) Returns an instance of a layout that is able to report the bounds of this part and is able to paint this part.
void	setChart(Chart chart) Sets the container of this part.

Method Detail

setChart

public void setChart(Chart chart)

Sets the container of this part. This method should not be called by custom code. It gets called when this Part is added to a chart by calling chart.setContent(part);. Implementers of parts must keep this reference and invoke for example chart.invalidate() when a property in this part changes.

Parameters:

chart - The new chart container, can also be null.

getLayout

public Layout getLayout(java.awt.Graphics g)

Returns an instance of a layout that is able to report the bounds of this part and is able to paint this part.

Parameters:

g - The relevant graphics object.

Returns:

A layout that is able to report the bounds of this part and is able to paint this part. This method may also return null.