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 * -----------------------------
 * PieSectionLabelGenerator.java
 * -----------------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2001-present, by David Gilbert.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert;
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
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package org.jfree.chart.labels;

import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Paint;
import java.awt.font.TextAttribute;
import java.text.AttributedString;

import org.jfree.data.general.PieDataset;

/**
 * Interface for a label generator for plots that use data from
 * a {@link PieDataset}.
 */
public interface PieSectionLabelGenerator {

    /**
     * Generates a label for a pie section.
     *
     * @param dataset  the dataset ({@code null} not permitted).
     * @param key  the section key ({@code null} not permitted).
     *
     * @return The label (possibly {@code null}).
     */
    String generateSectionLabel(PieDataset dataset, Comparable key);

    /**
     * Generates an attributed label for the specified series, or
     * {@code null} if no attributed label is available (in which case,
     * the string returned by
     * {@link #generateSectionLabel(PieDataset, Comparable)} will
     * provide the fallback).  Only certain attributes are recognised by the
     * code that ultimately displays the labels:
     * 
     * {@link TextAttribute#FONT}: will set the font;
     * {@link TextAttribute#POSTURE}: a value of
     *     {@link TextAttribute#POSTURE_OBLIQUE} will add {@link Font#ITALIC} to
     *     the current font;
     * {@link TextAttribute#WEIGHT}: a value of
     *     {@link TextAttribute#WEIGHT_BOLD} will add {@link Font#BOLD} to the
     *     current font;
     * {@link TextAttribute#FOREGROUND}: this will set the {@link Paint}
     *     for the current
     * {@link TextAttribute#SUPERSCRIPT}: the values
     *     {@link TextAttribute#SUPERSCRIPT_SUB} and
     *     {@link TextAttribute#SUPERSCRIPT_SUPER} are recognised.
     * 
     *
     * @param dataset  the dataset.
     * @param key  the key.
     *
     * @return An attributed label (possibly {@code null}).
     */
    AttributedString generateAttributedSectionLabel(PieDataset dataset,
                                                    Comparable key);

}