Source for org.jfree.chart.plot.DrawingSupplier

   1: /* ===========================================================
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  27:  * --------------------
  28:  * DrawingSupplier.java
  29:  * --------------------
  30:  * (C) Copyright 2003, 2004, by Object Refinery Limited.
  31:  *
  32:  * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
  33:  * Contributor(s):   -;
  34:  *
  35:  * $Id: DrawingSupplier.java,v 1.3.2.1 2005/10/25 20:52:08 mungady Exp $
  36:  *
  37:  * Changes
  38:  * -------
  39:  * 16-Jan-2003 : Version 1 (DG);
  40:  * 17-Jan-2003 : Renamed PaintSupplier --> DrawingSupplier (DG);
  41:  *
  42:  */
  43: 
  44: package org.jfree.chart.plot;
  45: 
  46: import java.awt.Paint;
  47: import java.awt.Shape;
  48: import java.awt.Stroke;
  49: 
  50: /**
  51:  * A supplier of <code>Paint</code> and <code>Stroke</code> objects.
  52:  * <p>
  53:  * To support the cloning of charts, classes that implement this interface 
  54:  * should also implement <code>PublicCloneable</code>.
  55:  */
  56: public interface DrawingSupplier {
  57: 
  58:     /**
  59:      * Returns the next paint in a sequence maintained by the supplier.
  60:      *
  61:      * @return The paint.
  62:      */
  63:     public Paint getNextPaint();
  64: 
  65:     /**
  66:      * Returns the next outline paint in a sequence maintained by the supplier.
  67:      *
  68:      * @return The paint.
  69:      */
  70:     public Paint getNextOutlinePaint();
  71: 
  72:     /**
  73:      * Returns the next <code>Stroke</code> object in a sequence maintained by
  74:      * the supplier.
  75:      *
  76:      * @return The stroke.
  77:      */
  78:     public Stroke getNextStroke();
  79: 
  80:     /**
  81:      * Returns the next <code>Stroke</code> object in a sequence maintained by
  82:      * the supplier.
  83:      *
  84:      * @return The stroke.
  85:      */
  86:     public Stroke getNextOutlineStroke();
  87: 
  88:     /**
  89:      * Returns the next <code>Shape</code> object in a sequence maintained by
  90:      * the supplier.
  91:      *
  92:      * @return The shape.
  93:      */
  94:     public Shape getNextShape();
  95: 
  96: }