khartzToolz
Class KhartzFactory

java.lang.Object
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  +--khartzToolz.KhartzFactory

public abstract class KhartzFactory

extends java.lang.Object

Since:

30/12/2002

Version:

1.0

Author:

Austin Warren

Field Summary

static int	ELECTION_BAR_CHART
static int	PIE_CHART
static int	THREEDEEPIE_CHART

Method Summary

static KhartzChart	instanceOf(double[] values, java.lang.String[] labels, java.util.Date[] dates, int cType, java.awt.Rectangle size, java.lang.String title, java.awt.Color[] colorArray) This is the factory method that creates the relevant type of chart
static java.awt.Color	mapColor() Deprecated. This has been replaced with nextColor()
static java.awt.Color	nextColor() The new color mapper method
static void	resetColor() Resets the Color mapper colors to the initial default value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PIE_CHART

public static final int PIE_CHART

Since:

30/12/2002

THREEDEEPIE_CHART

public static final int THREEDEEPIE_CHART

Since:

30/12/2002

ELECTION_BAR_CHART

public static final int ELECTION_BAR_CHART

Since:

30/12/2002

Method Detail

instanceOf

public static KhartzChart instanceOf(double[] values,
                                     java.lang.String[] labels,
                                     java.util.Date[] dates,
                                     int cType,
                                     java.awt.Rectangle size,
                                     java.lang.String title,
                                     java.awt.Color[] colorArray)
                              throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

This is the factory method that creates the relevant type of chart

Parameters:

labels[] - The labels to be displayed on each segment

dates[] - The dates for each segment of the chart

cType - An integer value that selects the type of chart to be displayed. This currently only supports the static type PIE_CHART

values[] - Represents the values to be charted

title - This is a text string that will be displayed at the top of the chart.

size - The required size of the chart in pixels

colorArray - An array of color to be used for the segments

colorArray[] -

Returns:

This is a factory method that returns a KhartzChart Object

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - The number of values and labels submitted must be the same. The tool only currently supports the creation of PIE charts

Since:

30/12/2002

mapColor

public static java.awt.Color mapColor()

Deprecated. This has been replaced with nextColor()

A general factory method used by chart segments to pick a range of background colors. The method cycles through a range of colors when used, and can be reset with the colorReset() method.

Returns:

java.awt.Color

Since:

30/12/2002

resetColor

public static void resetColor()

Resets the Color mapper colors to the initial default value.

Since:

30/12/2002

nextColor

public static java.awt.Color nextColor()

The new color mapper method

Returns:

java.awt.Color

Since:

30/12/2002