jcckit.plot.CoordinateSystem Maven / Gradle / Ivy
/*
* Copyright 2003-2004, Franz-Josef Elmer, All rights reserved
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package jcckit.plot;
import jcckit.graphic.ClippingShape;
import jcckit.graphic.GraphicalElement;
import jcckit.transformation.Transformation;
/**
* Interface for all generators of coordinate systems. A
* CoordinateSystem creates a
* {@link jcckit.graphic.GraphicalComposite} which contains all the
* {@link GraphicalElement GraphicalElements} defining axes, labels, grid, etc.
*
* @author Franz-Josef Elmer
*/
public interface CoordinateSystem {
/**
* Returns the graphical representation of a coordinate
* system. Different invocations of this method may return
* different coordinate systems, e.g., due to changes in the
* transformation or clipping shapes.
*/
public GraphicalElement getView();
/**
* Returns the clipping chape of {@link Curve Curves} drawn on top
* of the coordinates system. Different invocations of
* this method may return different clipping shapes.
*/
public ClippingShape getClippingShape();
/**
* Returns the transformation between data coordinates and
* device-independent graphcial coordinates. Different invocations
* of this method may return different transformations.
*/
public Transformation getTransformation();
}