org.jfree.chart.entity
Interface EntityCollection

All Known Implementing Classes:

StandardEntityCollection

public interface EntityCollection

Defines the methods that a collection of entities is required to implement.

Method Summary

void	addEntities(EntityCollection collection) Adds the entities from another collection to this collection.
void	addEntity(ChartEntity entity) Adds an entity to the collection.
void	clear() Clears all entities.
java.util.Collection	getEntities() Returns the entities in an unmodifiable collection.
ChartEntity	getEntity(double x, double y) Returns an entity whose area contains the specified point.
java.util.Iterator	iterator() Returns an iterator for the entities in the collection.

Method Detail

clear

void clear()

Clears all entities.

addEntity

void addEntity(ChartEntity entity)

Adds an entity to the collection.

Parameters:

entity - the entity.

addEntities

void addEntities(EntityCollection collection)

Adds the entities from another collection to this collection.

Parameters:

collection - the other collection.

getEntity

ChartEntity getEntity(double x,
                      double y)

Returns an entity whose area contains the specified point.

Parameters:

x - the x coordinate.

y - the y coordinate.

Returns:

The entity.

getEntities

java.util.Collection getEntities()

Returns the entities in an unmodifiable collection.

Returns:

The entities.

iterator

java.util.Iterator iterator()

Returns an iterator for the entities in the collection.

Returns:

An iterator.