Module platform

Package org.jfree.chart.entity

Class PlotEntity

java.lang.Object

org.jfree.chart.entity.ChartEntity

org.jfree.chart.entity.PlotEntity

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, PublicCloneable

public class PlotEntity
extends ChartEntity

A class that captures information about a plot.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PlotEntity(Shape area, Plot plot)	Creates a new plot entity.
PlotEntity(Shape area, Plot plot, String toolTipText)	Creates a new plot entity.
PlotEntity(Shape area, Plot plot, String toolTipText, String urlText)	Creates a new plot entity.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	clone()	Returns a clone of the entity.
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Tests the entity for equality with an arbitrary object.
Plot	getPlot()	Returns the plot that occupies the entity area.
int	hashCode()	Returns a hash code for this instance.
String	toString()	Returns a string representation of the plot entity, useful for debugging.

Methods inherited from class org.jfree.chart.entity.ChartEntity

getArea, getImageMapAreaTag, getShapeCoords, getShapeType, getToolTipText, getURLText, setArea, setToolTipText, setURLText

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

PlotEntity

public PlotEntity(Shape area,
 Plot plot)

Creates a new plot entity.

Parameters:

area - the area (null not permitted).

plot - the plot (null not permitted).

PlotEntity

public PlotEntity(Shape area,
 Plot plot,
 String toolTipText)

Creates a new plot entity.

Parameters:

area - the area (null not permitted).

plot - the plot (null not permitted).

toolTipText - the tool tip text (null permitted).

PlotEntity

public PlotEntity(Shape area,
 Plot plot,
 String toolTipText,
 String urlText)

Creates a new plot entity.

Parameters:

area - the area (null not permitted).

plot - the plot (null not permitted).

toolTipText - the tool tip text (null permitted).

urlText - the URL text for HTML image maps (null permitted).

Method Details

getPlot

public Plot getPlot()

Returns the plot that occupies the entity area.

Returns:

The plot (never null).

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of the plot entity, useful for debugging.

Overrides:

toString in class ChartEntity

Returns:

A string.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Tests the entity for equality with an arbitrary object.

Overrides:

equals in class ChartEntity

Parameters:

obj - the object to test against (null permitted).

Returns:

A boolean.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this instance.

Overrides:

hashCode in class ChartEntity

Returns:

A hash code.

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException

Returns a clone of the entity.

Specified by:

clone in interface PublicCloneable

Overrides:

clone in class ChartEntity

Returns:

A clone.

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException - if there is a problem cloning the entity.