XYLineAndShapeRenderer help please.

[Rodney]

Can someone guide me in the right direction with the following code?

XYItemRenderer r = plot.getRenderer();
if (r instanceof XYLineAndShapeRenderer) {
XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = (XYLineAndShapeRenderer) r;

The plot is an XYPlot for a TimeSeriesCollection. It works if I replace XYLineAndShapeRenderer with StandardXYItemRenderer (as in the developers guide), but they both implement XYItemRenderer, so I don't see what the difference is.

I need to use the XYLineAndShapeRenderer cause I want to have some series with just shapes and other with just lines.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as it's driving me insane!

[david.gilbert]

If you created a time series chart, the renderer will be a StandardXYItemRenderer. You can *replace* it with an XYLineAndShapeRenderer like this:

Code: Select all

XYPlot plot = (XYPlot) chart.getPlot();
XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();
plot.setRenderer(renderer);

For later reference, I've added a "Usage" section to the XYLineAndShapeRenderer entry in the JFreeChart Developer Guide, with the above code example.

[Rodney]

CHeers, works like a charm.