org.jfree.chart.tooltips
Class CustomXYToolTipGenerator

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.jfree.chart.tooltips.CustomXYToolTipGenerator
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, ToolTipGenerator, XYToolTipGenerator

public class CustomXYToolTipGenerator
extends java.lang.Object
implements XYToolTipGenerator, java.io.Serializable

A tool tip generator that stores custom tooltips. The dataset passed into the generateToolTip method is ignored.

Author:
Richard Atkinson
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
CustomXYToolTipGenerator()
          Default constructor.
 
Method Summary
 void addToolTipSeries(java.util.List toolTips)
          Adds a list of tooltips for a series.
 boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
          Tests if this object is equal to another.
 java.lang.String generateToolTip(XYDataset data, int series, int item)
          Generates a tool tip text item for a particular item within a series.
 int getListCount()
          Returns the number of tool tip lists stored by the renderer.
 int getToolTipCount(int list)
          Returns the number of tool tips in a given list.
 java.lang.String getToolTipText(int series, int item)
          Returns the tool tip text for an item.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

CustomXYToolTipGenerator

public CustomXYToolTipGenerator()
Default constructor.

Method Detail

getListCount

public int getListCount()
Returns the number of tool tip lists stored by the renderer.

Returns:
The list count.

getToolTipCount

public int getToolTipCount(int list)
Returns the number of tool tips in a given list.

Parameters:
list - the list index (zero based).
Returns:
The tooltip count.

getToolTipText

public java.lang.String getToolTipText(int series,
                                       int item)
Returns the tool tip text for an item.

Parameters:
series - the series index.
item - the item index.
Returns:
The tool tip text.

addToolTipSeries

public void addToolTipSeries(java.util.List toolTips)
Adds a list of tooltips for a series.

Parameters:
toolTips - the list of tool tips.

generateToolTip

public java.lang.String generateToolTip(XYDataset data,
                                        int series,
                                        int item)
Generates a tool tip text item for a particular item within a series.

Specified by:
generateToolTip in interface XYToolTipGenerator
Parameters:
data - the dataset (ignored in this implementation).
series - the series (zero-based index).
item - the item (zero-based index).
Returns:
the tooltip text.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
Tests if this object is equal to another.

Overrides:
equals in class java.lang.Object
Parameters:
o - the other object.
Returns:
A boolean.