Package org.jfree.chart.entity

Class CategoryLabelEntity

java.lang.Object

org.jfree.chart.entity.ChartEntity

org.jfree.chart.entity.TickLabelEntity

org.jfree.chart.entity.CategoryLabelEntity

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, PublicCloneable

public class CategoryLabelEntity
extends TickLabelEntity

An entity to represent the labels on a CategoryAxis.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CategoryLabelEntity(Comparable key, Shape area, String toolTipText, String urlText)	Creates a new entity.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canEqual(Object other)	Ensures symmetry between super/subclass implementations of equals.
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Tests this instance for equality with an arbitrary object.
Comparable	getKey()	Returns the category key.
int	hashCode()	Returns a hash code for this instance.
String	toString()	Returns a string representation of this entity.

Methods inherited from class org.jfree.chart.entity.ChartEntity

clone, getArea, getImageMapAreaTag, getShapeCoords, getShapeType, getToolTipText, getURLText, setArea, setToolTipText, setURLText

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

CategoryLabelEntity

public CategoryLabelEntity(Comparable key,
 Shape area,
 String toolTipText,
 String urlText)

Creates a new entity.

Parameters:

key - the category key (null not permitted).

area - the hotspot.

toolTipText - the tool tip text.

urlText - the URL text.

Method Details

getKey

public Comparable getKey()

Returns the category key.

Returns:

The category key.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Tests this instance for equality with an arbitrary object.

Overrides:

equals in class ChartEntity

Parameters:

obj - the object (null permitted).

Returns:

A boolean.

canEqual

public boolean canEqual(Object other)

Ensures symmetry between super/subclass implementations of equals. For more detail, see http://jqno.nl/equalsverifier/manual/inheritance.

Overrides:

canEqual in class ChartEntity

Parameters:

other - Object

Returns:

true ONLY if the parameter is THIS class type

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this instance.

Overrides:

hashCode in class ChartEntity

Returns:

A hash code.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this entity. This is primarily useful for debugging.

Overrides:

toString in class ChartEntity

Returns:

A string representation of this entity.