com.jidesoft.range
Class Category<T>

java.lang.Object
  com.jidesoft.range.Category<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Positionable, Serializable, Comparable<Positionable>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ChartCategory

public class Category<T>
extends Object
implements Positionable, Serializable

This class is really an adapter because it takes any object and allows it to be used as a Category.

Author:

Simon White (swhite@catalysoft.com)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Category(String name, T value)

Category(String name, T value, CategoryRange<T> range)

Category(T value)

Category(T value, CategoryRange<T> range)

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Positionable o)
boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getName() Returns the name of the category which, when set, will be used as a label for the category.
CategoryRange<T>	getRange()
T	getValue() Returns the original value of the category
int	hashCode()
double	position() Returns the position of the category, which will be used to decide where to place a category along an axis.
void	setRange(CategoryRange<T> range)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Category

public Category(String name,
                T value)

Category

public Category(String name,
                T value,
                CategoryRange<T> range)

Category

public Category(T value)

Category

public Category(T value,
                CategoryRange<T> range)

Method Detail

getRange

public CategoryRange<T> getRange()

setRange

public void setRange(CategoryRange<T> range)

position

public double position()

Returns the position of the category, which will be used to decide where to place a category along an axis.

Specified by:

position in interface Positionable

Returns:

the position of the category

getValue

public T getValue()

Returns the original value of the category

Returns:

the value of the category

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the category which, when set, will be used as a label for the category. If it is not set explicitly, then the toString() of the category value will be used instead.

Returns:

the name of the category.

compareTo

public int compareTo(Positionable o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Positionable>

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object