Package org.jfree.chart.axis

Class TickUnits

java.lang.Object
org.jfree.chart.axis.TickUnits
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, TickUnitSource
public class TickUnits
extends Object
implements TickUnitSource, Cloneable, Serializable
A collection of tick units.

Used by the DateAxis and NumberAxis classes.

See Also:
Serialized Form

  • Constructor Details

    • TickUnits

      public TickUnits()
      Constructs a new collection of tick units.

  • Method Details

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • createStandardTickUnits

      public static TickUnitSource createStandardTickUnits()
      Deprecated.
      this method has been moved to the NumberAxis class.
      Creates the standard tick units.

      If you don't like these defaults, create your own instance of TickUnits and then pass it to the setStandardTickUnits(...) method in the NumberAxis class.

      Returns:
      the standard tick units.

    • createIntegerTickUnits

      public static TickUnitSource createIntegerTickUnits()
      Deprecated.
      this method has been moved to the NumberAxis class.
      Returns a collection of tick units for integer values.
      Returns:
      a collection of tick units for integer values.

    • stringReplace

      public static String stringReplace​(String s, String find, String replace)
      Replace occurrences of a substring. http://ostermiller.org/utils/StringHelper.html StringHelper.replace("1-2-3", "-", "|");
      result: "1|2|3"
      StringHelper.replace("-1--2-", "-", "|");
      result: "|1||2|"
      StringHelper.replace("123", "", "|");
      result: "123"
      StringHelper.replace("1-2---3----4", "--", "|");
      result: "1-2|-3||4"
      StringHelper.replace("1-2---3----4", "--", "---");
      result: "1-2----3------4"
      Parameters:
      s - String to be modified.
      find - String to find.
      replace - String to replace.
      Returns:
      a string with all the occurrences of the string to find replaced.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if s is null.

    • getDecimalFormat

      public static DecimalFormat getDecimalFormat​(String pattern)

    • createStandardTickUnits

      public static TickUnitSource createStandardTickUnits​(Locale locale)
      Deprecated.
      this method has been moved to the NumberAxis class.
      Creates the standard tick units, and uses a given Locale to create the DecimalFormats

      If you don't like these defaults, create your own instance of TickUnits and then pass it to the setStandardTickUnits(...) method in the NumberAxis class.

      Parameters:
      locale - the locale to use to represent Numbers.
      Returns:
      the standard tick units.

    • createIntegerTickUnits

      public static TickUnitSource createIntegerTickUnits​(Locale locale)
      Deprecated.
      this method has been moved to the NumberAxis class.
      Returns a collection of tick units for integer values. Uses a given Locale to create the DecimalFormats.
      Parameters:
      locale - the locale to use to represent Numbers.
      Returns:
      a collection of tick units for integer values.

    • clone

      public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException
      Returns a clone of the collection.
      Returns:
      A clone.
      Throws:
      CloneNotSupportedException - if an item in the collection does not support cloning.

    • equals

      public boolean equals​(Object object)
      Tests an object for equality with this instance.
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      object - the object to test.
      Returns:
      A boolean.