uk.ac.starlink.ttools.plot

Interface PlotData

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayPlotData, CartesianTablePlotData, MultiPlotData, SubsetSelectionPlotData, TablePlotData, WrapperPlotData

public interface PlotData

Describes the point data to be plotted, including information about different data subsets and corresponding plotting styles.

Since:

4 Apr 2008

Author:

Mark Taylor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getNdim() Returns the dimensionality of data points in this object.
int	getNerror() Returns the number of error points per data point in this object.
PointSequence	getPointSequence() Returns an iterator over the data points in this object.
int	getSetCount() Returns the number of subsets in this object.
String	getSetName(int iset) Returns the name for a given subset.
Style	getSetStyle(int iset) Returns the plotting style for a given subset.
boolean	hasLabels() Indicates whether there are or may be text labels associated with the data points in this object.

Method Detail

getSetCount

int getSetCount()

Returns the number of subsets in this object.

Returns:

subset count

getSetName

String getSetName(int iset)

Returns the name for a given subset.

Parameters:

iset - subset index

Returns:

subset name

getSetStyle

Style getSetStyle(int iset)

Returns the plotting style for a given subset.

Parameters:

iset - subset index

Returns:

subset style

getNdim

int getNdim()

Returns the dimensionality of data points in this object.

Returns:

length of PointSequence.getPoint() return values

getNerror

int getNerror()

Returns the number of error points per data point in this object.

Returns:

length of PointSequence.getErrors() return values

hasLabels

boolean hasLabels()

Indicates whether there are or may be text labels associated with the data points in this object.

Returns:

true if PointSequence.getLabel() may have non-null returns

getPointSequence

PointSequence getPointSequence()

Returns an iterator over the data points in this object.

Returns:

new point iterator