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*
* ------------------
* SeriesDataset.java
* ------------------
* (C) Copyright 2000-2007, by Object Refinery Limited.
*
* Original Author: David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
* Contributor(s): -;
*
* Changes
* -------
* 17-Nov-2001 : Version 1 (DG);
* 07-Oct-2002 : Fixed errors reported by Checkstyle (DG);
* 19-May-2005 : Changed getSeriesName() --> getSeriesKey() and added indexOf()
* method (DG);
*
*/
package org.jfree.data.general;
import org.jfree.data.category.CategoryDataset;
import org.jfree.data.xy.IntervalXYDataset;
import org.jfree.data.xy.IntervalXYZDataset;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYDataset;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYZDataset;
/**
* The interface for a dataset consisting of one or many series of data.
*
* @see CategoryDataset
* @see IntervalXYDataset
* @see IntervalXYZDataset
* @see XYDataset
* @see XYZDataset
*/
public interface SeriesDataset extends Dataset {
/**
* Returns the number of series in the dataset.
*
* @return The series count.
*/
public int getSeriesCount();
/**
* Returns the key for a series.
*
* @param series the series index (in the range <code>0</code> to
* <code>getSeriesCount() - 1</code>).
*
* @return The key for the series.
*/
public Comparable getSeriesKey(int series);
/**
* Returns the index of the series with the specified key, or -1 if there
* is no such series in the dataset.
*
* @param seriesKey the series key (<code>null</code> permitted).
*
* @return The index, or -1.
*/
public int indexOf(Comparable seriesKey);
}
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