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package org.jfree.chart3d.data;

/**
 * A generic representation of a one dimensional list of data values.
 * 
 * @param  The value type.
 */
public interface Values {
    
    /**
     * Returns the number of items in the dataset.
     *
     * @return The number of items in the dataset.
     */
    int getItemCount();

    /**
     * Returns the value for the specified item.
     *
     * @param item  the item index.
     *
     * @return The value for the specified item (possibly {@code null}).
     */
    T getValue(int item);
  
    /**
     * Returns the value for the specified item as a double primitive, provided
     * that the data type is a subclass of {@code Number}.  Where
     * the {@link #getValue(int)} method returns {@code null}, this method
     * returns {@code Double.NaN}.
     * 
     * @param item  the item index.
     * 
     * @return The value for the specified item. 
     */
    double getDoubleValue(int item);

}