uk.ac.starlink.ttools.plot

Class MarkStyles

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.ttools.plot.MarkStyles

public class MarkStyles
extends Object

Provides several factory methods for constructing StyleSets which dispense MarkStyles.

Since:

4 Nov 2005

Author:

Mark Taylor

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MarkStyles()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static StyleSet	dashedLines(String name) Returns a style set which draws black lines with variable dash patterns.
static StyleSet	faded(String name, StyleSet base, int opaqueLimit) Returns a StyleSet based on another one but with a given opaque limit for each of the dispensed styles.
static StyleSet	filledShapes(String name, int size, Color color) Returns a style set which gives filled shapes of various kinds.
static Icon	getIcon(StyleSet styleSet) Returns an icon which represents a given marker style set.
static StyleSet	lines(String name) Returns a style set which draws lines using a default sequence of colours.
static StyleSet	lines(String name, Color[] colors) Returns a style set which draws lines using a given sequence of colours.
static StyleSet	openShapes(String name, int size, Color color) Returns a style set which gives line-drawn shapes of various kinds.
static StyleSet	points(String name) Returns a style set which gives pixels in a variety of colours.
static StyleSet	points(String name, Color[] colors) Returns a style set which gives pixels using a given sequence of colours.
static StyleSet	spots(String name, int size) Returns a style set which gives filled circles of a given size in a variety of colours.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MarkStyles

public MarkStyles()

Method Detail

points

public static StyleSet points(String name)

Returns a style set which gives pixels in a variety of colours.

Parameters:

name - set name

Returns:

style set providing coloured pixels

points

public static StyleSet points(String name,
                              Color[] colors)

Returns a style set which gives pixels using a given sequence of colours.

Parameters:

name - set name

colors - colour sequence

Returns:

style set providing coloured pixels

spots

public static StyleSet spots(String name,
                             int size)

Returns a style set which gives filled circles of a given size in a variety of colours.

Parameters:

name - set name

size - approximate radius of markers

Returns:

style set providing coloured spots

openShapes

public static StyleSet openShapes(String name,
                                  int size,
                                  Color color)

Returns a style set which gives line-drawn shapes of various kinds.

Parameters:

name - set name

size - approximate radius of markers

color - color of markers, or null for various

Returns:

style set providing open shapes

filledShapes

public static StyleSet filledShapes(String name,
                                    int size,
                                    Color color)

Returns a style set which gives filled shapes of various kinds.

Parameters:

name - set name

size - approximate radius of markers

color - color of markers, or null for various

Returns:

style set providing filled shapes

faded

public static StyleSet faded(String name,
                             StyleSet base,
                             int opaqueLimit)

Returns a StyleSet based on another one but with a given opaque limit for each of the dispensed styles.

Parameters:

name - name of the returned style set

base - style set on which the returns will be based

opaqueLimit - initial opaque limit of styles dispensed by the return

Returns:

new style set

getIcon

public static Icon getIcon(StyleSet styleSet)

Returns an icon which represents a given marker style set. It consists of a row of example legends corresponding to the set.

Parameters:

styleSet - style set

Returns:

icon for styles

lines

public static StyleSet lines(String name)

Returns a style set which draws lines using a default sequence of colours.

Parameters:

name - set name

Returns:

style set providing coloured lines

lines

public static StyleSet lines(String name,
                             Color[] colors)

Returns a style set which draws lines using a given sequence of colours.

Parameters:

name - set name

colors - colour sequence

Returns:

style set providing coloured lines

dashedLines

public static StyleSet dashedLines(String name)

Returns a style set which draws black lines with variable dash patterns.

Parameters:

name - set name