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*
* -------------------
* XYURLGenerator.java
* -------------------
* (C) Copyright 2002-2007, by Richard Atkinson and Contributors.
*
* Original Author: Richard Atkinson;
* Contributors: David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
*
* Changes:
* --------
* 05-Aug-2002 : Version 1, contributed by Richard Atkinson;
* 09-Oct-2002 : Fixed errors reported by Checkstyle (DG);
* 20-Jan-2005 : Minor Javadoc update (DG);
* ------------- JFREECHART 1.0.x ---------------------------------------------
* 02-Feb-2007 : Removed author tags from all over JFreeChart sources (DG);
* 13-Dec-2007 : Updated API docs (DG);
*
*/
package org.jfree.chart.urls;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYDataset;
/**
* Interface for a URL generator for plots that uses data from an
* {@link XYDataset}. Classes that implement this interface are responsible
* for correctly escaping any text that is derived from the dataset, as this
* may be user-specified and could pose a security risk.
*/
public interface XYURLGenerator {
/**
* Generates a URL for a particular item within a series. As a guideline,
* the URL should be valid within the context of an XHTML 1.0 document.
*
* @param dataset the dataset (<code>null</code> not permitted).
* @param series the series index (zero-based).
* @param item the item index (zero-based).
*
* @return A string containing the generated URL (possibly
* <code>null</code>).
*/
public String generateURL(XYDataset dataset, int series, int item);
}
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