1. /* ===========================================================

  2.  * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform

  3.  * ===========================================================

  4.  *

  5.  * (C) Copyright 2000-2004, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.

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  23.  *

  24.  * ------------------

  25.  * SeriesDataset.java

  26.  * ------------------

  27.  * (C) Copyright 2000-2004, by Object Refinery Limited.

  28.  *

  29.  * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);

  30.  * Contributor(s):   -;

  31.  *

  32.  * $Id: SeriesDataset.java,v 1.1 2004/08/31 15:27:03 mungady Exp $

  33.  *

  34.  * Changes

  35.  * -------

  36.  * 17-Nov-2001 : Version 1 (DG);

  37.  * 07-Oct-2002 : Fixed errors reported by Checkstyle (DG);

  38.  */

  39. 

  40. package org.jfree.data.general;

  41. 

  42. import org.jfree.data.category.CategoryDataset;

  43. import org.jfree.data.xy.IntervalXYDataset;

  44. import org.jfree.data.xy.IntervalXYZDataset;

  45. import org.jfree.data.xy.XYDataset;

  46. import org.jfree.data.xy.XYZDataset;

  47. 

  48. /**

  49.  * The interface for a dataset consisting of one or many series of data.

  50.  *

  51.  * @see CategoryDataset

  52.  * @see IntervalXYDataset

  53.  * @see IntervalXYZDataset

  54.  * @see XYDataset

  55.  * @see XYZDataset

  56.  *

  57.  */

  58. public interface SeriesDataset extends Dataset {

  59. 

  60.     /**

  61.      * Returns the number of series in the dataset.

  62.      *

  63.      * @return the series count.

  64.      */

  65.     public int getSeriesCount();

  66. 

  67.     /**

  68.      * Returns the name of a series.

  69.      *

  70.      * @param series  the series (zero-based index).

  71.      *

  72.      * @return the name of the series.

  73.      */

  74.     public String getSeriesName(int series);

  75. 

  76. }