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* --------------------
* VectorXYDataset.java
* --------------------
* (C) Copyright 2007, 2008, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
*
* Original Author: David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
* Contributor(s): -;
*
* Changes
* -------
* 30-Jan-2007 : Version 1 (DG);
* 24-May-2007 : Renamed getDeltaXValue() as getVectorXValue(), and likewise
* for getDeltaYValue(), and replaced getDeltaX()/getDeltaY()
* with getVector() (DG);
* 25-May-2007 : Moved from experimental to the main source tree (DG);
*
*/
package org.jfree.data.xy;
/**
* An extension of the {@link XYDataset} interface that allows a vector to be
* defined at a specific (x, y) location.
*
* @since 1.0.6
*/
public interface VectorXYDataset extends XYDataset {
/**
* Returns the x-component of the vector for an item in a series.
*
* @param series the series index.
* @param item the item index.
*
* @return The x-component of the vector.
*/
public double getVectorXValue(int series, int item);
/**
* Returns the y-component of the vector for an item in a series.
*
* @param series the series index.
* @param item the item index.
*
* @return The y-component of the vector.
*/
public double getVectorYValue(int series, int item);
/**
* Returns the vector for an item in a series. Depending on the particular
* dataset implementation, this may involve creating a new {@link Vector}
* instance --- if you are just interested in the x and y components,
* use the {@link #getVectorXValue(int, int)} and
* {@link #getVectorYValue(int, int)} methods instead.
*
* @param series the series index.
* @param item the item index.
*
* @return The vector (possibly <code>null</code>).
*/
public Vector getVector(int series, int item);
}
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