Class DatasetUtilities

java.lang.Object
org.jfree.data.DatasetUtilities

public final class DatasetUtilities
extends Object
A collection of useful static methods relating to datasets.
  • Method Details

    • createNumberArray

      public static Number[] createNumberArray​(double[] data)
      Constructs an array of Number objects from an array of double primitives.
      Parameters:
      data - the data.
      Returns:
      an array of Double.
    • createNumberArray2D

      public static Number[][] createNumberArray2D​(double[][] data)
      Constructs an array of arrays of Number objects from a corresponding structure containing double primitives.
      Parameters:
      data - the data.
      Returns:
      an array of Double.
    • getDomainExtent

      public static Range getDomainExtent​(Dataset dataset)
      Returns the range of values in the domain for the dataset.

      If the supplied dataset is null, the range returned is null.

      Parameters:
      dataset - the dataset (null permitted).
      Returns:
      The range of values (possibly null).
    • iterateDomainExtent

      public static Range iterateDomainExtent​(XYDataset data)
      Iterates over the data item of the xy dataset to find the domain extent.
      Parameters:
      data - the xy dataset to iterate over.
      Returns:
      the domain extent of the data within the dataset.
    • getRangeExtent

      public static Range getRangeExtent​(Dataset data)
      Returns the range of values in the range for the dataset. This method is the partner for the getDomainExtent method.
      Parameters:
      data - the dataset.
      Returns:
      the range of values in the range for the dataset.
    • iterateCategoryRangeExtent

      public static Range iterateCategoryRangeExtent​(CategoryDataset data)
      Iterates over the data item of the category dataset to find the range extent.
      Parameters:
      data - the category dataset to iterate over.
      Returns:
      the range extent of the data within the dataset.
    • iterateXYRangeExtent

      public static Range iterateXYRangeExtent​(XYDataset data)
      Iterates over the data item of the xy dataset to find the range extent.
      Parameters:
      data - the xy dataset to iterate over.
      Returns:
      the range extent of the data within the dataset.
    • getMinimumDomainValue

      public static Number getMinimumDomainValue​(Dataset data)
      Returns the minimum domain value for the specified dataset.

      This is easy if the dataset implements the DomainInfo interface (a good idea if there is an efficient way to determine the minimum value). Otherwise, it involves iterating over the entire data-set.

      Returns null if all the data values in the dataset are null.

      Parameters:
      data - the dataset.
      Returns:
      the minimum domain value in the dataset (or null).
    • getMaximumDomainValue

      public static Number getMaximumDomainValue​(Dataset data)
      Returns the maximum domain value for the specified dataset.

      This is easy if the dataset implements the DomainInfo interface (a good idea if there is an efficient way to determine the maximum value). Otherwise, it involves iterating over the entire data-set.

      Returns null if all the data values in the dataset are null.

      Parameters:
      data - the dataset.
      Returns:
      the maximum domain value in the dataset (or null).
    • getMinimumRangeValue

      public static Number getMinimumRangeValue​(Dataset data)
      Returns the minimum range value for the specified dataset.

      This is easy if the dataset implements the RangeInfo interface (a good idea if there is an efficient way to determine the minimum value). Otherwise, it involves iterating over the entire data-set.

      Returns null if all the data values in the dataset are null.

      Parameters:
      data - the dataset.
      Returns:
      the minimum range value in the dataset (or null).
    • getMaximumRangeValue

      public static Number getMaximumRangeValue​(Dataset data)
      Returns the maximum range value for the specified dataset.

      This is easy if the dataset implements the RangeInfo interface (a good idea if there is an efficient way to determine the maximum value). Otherwise, it involves iterating over the entire data-set.

      Returns null if all the data values are null.

      Parameters:
      data - the dataset.
      Returns:
      the maximum range value in the dataset (or null).
    • createPieDatasetForRow

      public static PieDataset createPieDatasetForRow​(CategoryDataset data, Comparable rowKey)
      Creates a pie dataset from a table dataset by taking all the values for a single row.
      Parameters:
      data - the data.
      rowKey - the row key.
      Returns:
      a pie dataset.
    • createPieDatasetForRow

      public static PieDataset createPieDatasetForRow​(CategoryDataset data, int row)
      Creates a pie dataset from a table dataset by taking all the values for a single row.
      Parameters:
      data - the data.
      row - the row (zero-based index).
      Returns:
      a pie dataset.
    • createPieDatasetForColumn

      public static PieDataset createPieDatasetForColumn​(CategoryDataset data, Comparable columnKey)
      Creates a pie dataset from a table dataset by taking all the values for a single column.
      Parameters:
      data - the data.
      columnKey - the column key.
      Returns:
      a pie dataset.
    • createPieDatasetForColumn

      public static PieDataset createPieDatasetForColumn​(CategoryDataset data, int column)
      Creates a pie dataset from a table dataset by taking all the values for a single column.
      Parameters:
      data - the data.
      column - the column (zero-based index).
      Returns:
      a pie dataset.
    • calculatePieDatasetTotal

      public static double calculatePieDatasetTotal​(PieDataset dataset)
      Calculates the total of all the values in a PieDataset. If the dataset contains negative or null values, they are ignored.
      Parameters:
      dataset - the dataset (null not permitted).
      Returns:
      The total.
    • getStackedRangeExtent

      public static Range getStackedRangeExtent​(CategoryDataset data)
      Returns the minimum and maximum values for the dataset's range (as in domain/range), assuming that the series in one category are stacked.
      Parameters:
      data - the dataset.
      Returns:
      the value range.
    • getStackedRangeExtent

      public static Range getStackedRangeExtent​(CategoryDataset dataset, KeyToGroupMap map)
      Returns the minimum and maximum values for the dataset's range (as in domain/range), assuming that the series in one category are stacked.
      Parameters:
      dataset - the dataset.
      map - a structure that maps series to groups.
      Returns:
      the value range.
    • getMinimumStackedRangeValue

      public static Number getMinimumStackedRangeValue​(CategoryDataset data)
      Returns the minimum value in the dataset range, assuming that values in each category are "stacked".
      Parameters:
      data - the dataset.
      Returns:
      the minimum value.
    • getMaximumStackedRangeValue

      public static Number getMaximumStackedRangeValue​(CategoryDataset data)
      Returns the maximum value in the dataset range, assuming that values in each category are "stacked".
      Parameters:
      data - the dataset (null permitted).
      Returns:
      The maximum value (possibly null).
    • sampleFunction2D

      public static XYDataset sampleFunction2D​(Function2D f, double start, double end, int samples, String seriesName)
      Creates an XYDataset by sampling the specified function over a fixed range.
      Parameters:
      f - the function (null not permitted).
      start - the start value for the range.
      end - the end value for the range.
      samples - the number of sample points (must be > 1).
      seriesName - the name to give the resulting series (null not permitted).
      Returns:
      A dataset.
    • createCategoryDataset

      public static CategoryDataset createCategoryDataset​(String rowKeyPrefix, String columnKeyPrefix, double[][] data)
      Creates a CategoryDataset that contains a copy of the data in an array (instances of Double are created to represent the data items).

      Row and column keys are created by appending 0, 1, 2, ... to the supplied prefixes.

      Parameters:
      rowKeyPrefix - the row key prefix.
      columnKeyPrefix - the column key prefix.
      data - the data.
      Returns:
      the dataset.
    • createCategoryDataset

      public static CategoryDataset createCategoryDataset​(String rowKeyPrefix, String columnKeyPrefix, Number[][] data)
      Creates a CategoryDataset that contains a copy of the data in an array.

      Row and column keys are created by appending 0, 1, 2, ... to the supplied prefixes.

      Parameters:
      rowKeyPrefix - the row key prefix.
      columnKeyPrefix - the column key prefix.
      data - the data.
      Returns:
      the dataset.
    • createCategoryDataset

      public static CategoryDataset createCategoryDataset​(String[] rowKeys, String[] columnKeys, double[][] data)
      Creates a CategoryDataset that contains a copy of the data in an array (instances of Double are created to represent the data items).

      Row and column keys are taken from the supplied arrays.

      Parameters:
      rowKeys - the row keys.
      columnKeys - the column keys.
      data - the data.
      Returns:
      The dataset.
    • createCategoryDataset

      public static CategoryDataset createCategoryDataset​(String rowKey, KeyedValues rowData)
      Creates a CategoryDataset by copying the data from the supplied KeyedValues instance.
      Parameters:
      rowKey - the row key.
      rowData - the row data.
      Returns:
      A dataset.
    • isEmptyOrNull

      public static boolean isEmptyOrNull​(XYDataset data)
      Returns true if the dataset is empty (or null), and false otherwise.
      Parameters:
      data - the dataset (null permitted).
      Returns:
      A boolean.
    • isEmptyOrNull

      public static boolean isEmptyOrNull​(PieDataset dataset)
      Returns true if the dataset is empty (or null), and false otherwise.
      Parameters:
      dataset - the dataset (null permitted).
      Returns:
      a boolean.
    • isEmptyOrNull

      public static boolean isEmptyOrNull​(CategoryDataset data)
      Returns true if the dataset is empty (or null), and false otherwise.
      Parameters:
      data - the dataset (null permitted).
      Returns:
      A boolean.
    • limitPieDataset

      public static PieDataset limitPieDataset​(PieDataset dataset, double percentThreshold)
      Creates an "Other" slice for percentages below the percent threshold.
      Parameters:
      dataset - the PieDataset.
      percentThreshold - the percent threshold.
      Returns:
      A PieDataset.
    • limitPieDataset

      public static PieDataset limitPieDataset​(PieDataset dataset, double percentThreshold, int minItems)
      Create an "Other" slice for percentages below the percent threshold providing there are more slices below the percent threshold than specified in the slice threshold.
      Parameters:
      dataset - the source dataset.
      percentThreshold - the percent threshold (ten percent is 0.10).
      minItems - only aggregate low values if there are at least this many.
      Returns:
      A PieDataset.
    • limitPieDataset

      public static PieDataset limitPieDataset​(PieDataset dataset, double percentThreshold, int minItems, Comparable key)
      Creates a new pie dataset based on the supplied dataset, but modified by aggregating all the low value items (those whose value is lower than the percentThreshold) into a single item. The aggregated items are assigned the specified key. Aggregation only occurs if there are at least minItems items to aggregate.
      Parameters:
      dataset - the source dataset.
      percentThreshold - the percent threshold (ten percent is 0.10).
      minItems - only aggregate low values if there are at least this many.
      key - the key to represent the aggregated items.
      Returns:
      The pie dataset with (possibly) aggregated items.
    • getStackedRangeExtent

      public static Range getStackedRangeExtent​(TableXYDataset data)
      Returns the minimum and maximum values for the dataset's range, assuming that the series are stacked.
      Parameters:
      data - the dataset.
      Returns:
      the value range.
    • getCumulativeRangeExtent

      public static Range getCumulativeRangeExtent​(CategoryDataset dataset)
      Calculates the range of values for a dataset where each item is the running total of the items for the current series.
      Parameters:
      dataset - the dataset.
      Returns:
      The range.