Package ucar.visad

Interface Plotter.Plottable

All Known Implementing Classes:
VectorGraphicsRenderer
Enclosing class:
Plotter
public static interface Plotter.Plottable
Interface for classes which create charts capable of being plotted via a third party rendering library to a vector based graphics format

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Color[]
    getColours()
    Get a list of the colours used in the chart This may be necessary if the chart is being plotted to a medium with limited colours, eg.
    int[]
    getSize()
    Get the size_
    void
    plot(Graphics2D graphics)
    This will plot the chart to a vector graphics file Don't use this method directly.

  • Method Details

    • plot

      void plot(Graphics2D graphics)
      This will plot the chart to a vector graphics file Don't use this method directly. It is called by the Plotter class
      Parameters:
      graphics - the graphics

    • getColours

      Color[] getColours()
      Get a list of the colours used in the chart This may be necessary if the chart is being plotted to a medium with limited colours, eg. 8 bit PNG. The antialiasing and gradient fill used in some charts can easily grab all the available colours By taking the ones used specifically by the chart, the important colours can be reserved in the colour table ensuring that any colour loss has only minimal cosmetic effect
      Returns:
      The colours used by this chart

    • getSize

      int[] getSize()
      Get the size_
      Returns:
      size