Package org.jfree.chart.labels

Interface CategoryToolTipGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:
BoxAndWhiskerToolTipGenerator, IntervalCategoryToolTipGenerator, StandardCategoryToolTipGenerator
public interface CategoryToolTipGenerator
A category tool tip generator is an object that can be assigned to a CategoryItemRenderer and that assumes responsibility for creating text items to be used as tooltips for the items in a CategoryPlot.

To assist with cloning charts, classes that implement this interface should also implement the PublicCloneable interface.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    String generateToolTip​(CategoryDataset dataset, int row, int column)
    Generates the tool tip text for an item in a dataset.

  • Method Details

    • generateToolTip

      String generateToolTip​(CategoryDataset dataset, int row, int column)
      Generates the tool tip text for an item in a dataset. Note: in the current dataset implementation, each row is a series, and each column contains values for a particular category.
      Parameters:
      dataset - the dataset (null not permitted).
      row - the row index (zero-based).
      column - the column index (zero-based).
      Returns:
      The tooltip text (possibly null).