java.lang.Object
- com.inet.report.chart.plot.AbstractPlot

All Implemented Interfaces:

ChartPlot, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

GanttPlot, PiePlot, StandardPlot, StockPlot, XYPlot
```
public abstract class AbstractPlot
extends java.lang.Object
implements ChartPlot
```
A general plotting class with common properties used by all chart plots.

Since:

8.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class AbstractPlot.GradientSetting
The gradient paint setting for the colorization of the chart items.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static java.awt.Color[]`	`DEFAULT_COLOR_SEQUENCE`	The default order of colors.
`static float`	`DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_ALPHA`	The default foreground alpha
`static int`	`DEFAULT_ITEM_LABEL_COLOR`	Default color of the item labels.
`static java.awt.Font`	`DEFAULT_ITEM_LABEL_FONT`	Default font of the item labels.
`static int`	`DEFAULT_OUTLINE_COLOR`	Default outline color.
`static int`	`DEFAULT_OUTLINE_STYLE`	Default outline style.
`static int`	`DEFAULT_OUTLINE_WIDTH`	Default outline width.
`static java.lang.String`	`TOKEN_PLOT`	XML token for a plot element.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractPlot()
FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getBackColor()`	Returns the ABGR value representing the background color.
`FormulaField`	`getColorFormula()`	Returns the color formula which determines the color at run-time.
`java.awt.Color[]`	`getColorSequence()`	Returns the user defined color sequence of this chart plot.
`float`	`getForegroundAlpha()`	Returns the alpha value for the foreground color: 1.0 is fully opaque, while 0.0 is fully transparent.
`AbstractPlot.GradientSetting`	`getGradientSetting()`	Returns the gradient paint settings.
`int`	`getItemLabelColor()`	Returns the ABGR value representing the color of the item labels.
`java.awt.Font`	`getItemLabelFont()`	Returns font for the item labels.
`ChartFormat`	`getItemLabelFormat()`	Returns the format for the item value.
`FormulaField`	`getItemLabelFormatFormula()`	Returns the format formula for the item values.
`ItemShape`	`getItemShape()`	Returns the item shape settings for this plot.
`int`	`getOutlineColor()`	Returns the ABGR value representing the chart items outline color.
`int`	`getOutlineStyle()`	Returns the chart items' outline style.
`int`	`getOutlineWidth()`	Returns the chart outline's width.
`java.util.List`	`getReferencedObject()`	Returns a list of referenced i-net Clear Reports objects: `Field` or `Group`
`abstract ChartStyle`	`getStyle()`	Returns the style of this chart, ie. the general category this plot belongs to.
`protected java.lang.StringBuilder`	`getSubProperties(int depth)`	Returns the serialized simple properties of subclasses.
`boolean`	`isColorBySeries()`	Returns whether the chart items are colored by series or by groups.
`boolean`	`isDrawOutline()`	Returns whether or not to draw the outline.
`boolean`	`isSameColorsForSameGroups()`	Returns whether identical groups will have the same color.
`boolean`	`isShowLabel()`	Returns whether or not to show labels in the plot.
`boolean`	`isShowValue()`	Returns whether or not to show the values in the plot.
`void`	`readProperties(org.w3c.dom.Element element, Chart2 chart)`	Reads the chart properties from the DOMParser Element.
`abstract void`	`refreshAutoTitles(Chart2 chart)`	Reads out the data column names from dataset and refreshes the chart labels.
`void`	`saveProperties(java.io.PrintWriter out, int depth)`	Writes the properties of this chart plot to `PrintWriter`.
`protected void`	`saveSubProperties(java.io.PrintWriter out, int depth)`	Writes the intern properties to output.
`void`	`setBackColor(int backgroundColor)`	Sets the ABGR value representing the background color.
`void`	`setColorBySeries(boolean colorBySeries)`	Sets whether the chart items are colored by series or by groups.
`void`	`setColorFormula(FormulaField colorFormula)`	Sets the color formula which determines the color at run-time.
`void`	`setColorSequence(java.awt.Color[] colorSequence)`	Sets the user defined color sequence for this chart plot.
`void`	`setDrawOutline(boolean drawOutline)`	Sets whether or not to draw the outline.
`void`	`setForegroundAlpha(float foregroundAlpha)`	Sets the alpha (opaqueness) value for the foreground color: 1.0 is fully opaque, while 0.0 is fully transparent.
`void`	`setGradientSetting(AbstractPlot.GradientSetting gradientSetting)`	Sets the gradient paint settings.
`void`	`setItemLabelColor(int itemLabelColor)`	Sets the ABGR value representing the color of the item labels.
`void`	`setItemLabelFont(java.awt.Font itemLabelFont)`	Sets the font of the item labels.
`void`	`setItemLabelFormat(ChartFormat valueFormat)`	Sets the format for the item value.
`void`	`setItemLabelFormatFormula(FormulaField itemLabelFormula)`	Set the format formula for the item values.
`void`	`setItemShape(ItemShape itemShape)`	Sets the item shape properties for this plot.
`void`	`setOutlineColor(int outlineColor)`	Sets the ABGR components of the chart items outline color.
`void`	`setOutlineStyle(int outlineStyle)`	Sets the chart items' outline style.
`void`	`setOutlineWidth(int outlineWidth)`	Sets the chart items' outline width (in twips).
`void`	`setSameColorsForSameGroups(boolean sameColorsForSameGroups)`	Sets whether identical groups will have the same color.
`void`	`setShowLabel(boolean showLabel)`	Sets whether or not to show labels in the plot.
`void`	`setShowValue(boolean showValue)`	Sets whether or not to show the values in the plot.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.inet.report.chart.plot.ChartPlot
getDataset

- Field Detail
  - TOKEN_PLOT
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public static final java.lang.String TOKEN_PLOT
```
    XML token for a plot element.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_COLOR_SEQUENCE
```
public static final java.awt.Color[] DEFAULT_COLOR_SEQUENCE
```
    The default order of colors.
  - DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_ALPHA
```
public static final float DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_ALPHA
```
    The default foreground alpha
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_ITEM_LABEL_FONT
```
public static final java.awt.Font DEFAULT_ITEM_LABEL_FONT
```
    Default font of the item labels.
  - DEFAULT_ITEM_LABEL_COLOR
```
public static final int DEFAULT_ITEM_LABEL_COLOR
```
    Default color of the item labels.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_OUTLINE_STYLE
```
public static final int DEFAULT_OUTLINE_STYLE
```
    Default outline style.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_OUTLINE_WIDTH
```
public static final int DEFAULT_OUTLINE_WIDTH
```
    Default outline width.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_OUTLINE_COLOR
```
public static final int DEFAULT_OUTLINE_COLOR
```
    Default outline color.
- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractPlot
```
public AbstractPlot()
```
    FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY
- Method Detail
  - getBackColor
```
public int getBackColor()
```
    Returns the ABGR value representing the background color.
    
    Returns:
    
    the color.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setBackColor(int), ColorUtils.toJavaColor(int)
  - setBackColor
```
public void setBackColor(int backgroundColor)
```
    Sets the ABGR value representing the background color.
    
    Parameters:
    
    backgroundColor - the background color
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getBackColor(), ColorUtils.toCcColor(Color)
  - getItemShape
```
public ItemShape getItemShape()
```
    Returns the item shape settings for this plot.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ItemShape holding the item shape settings for this plot
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setItemShape(ItemShape), ItemShape
  - setItemShape
```
public void setItemShape(ItemShape itemShape)
```
    Sets the item shape properties for this plot.
    
    Parameters:
    
    itemShape - the properties object (null not permitted)
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getItemShape(), ItemShape
  - getOutlineColor
```
public int getOutlineColor()
```
    Returns the ABGR value representing the chart items outline color.
    
    Returns:
    
    the chart items' outline color.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setOutlineColor(int), ColorUtils.toJavaColor(int)
  - setOutlineColor
```
public void setOutlineColor(int outlineColor)
```
    Sets the ABGR components of the chart items outline color.
    
    Parameters:
    
    outlineColor - the chart items' outline color
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the color is RDC.COLOR_NO_COLOR.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getOutlineColor(), ColorUtils.toCcColor(Color)
  - getOutlineStyle
```
public int getOutlineStyle()
```
    Returns the chart items' outline style.
    
    Returns:
    
    style of the outline
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    BorderPropertiesConstants.LINE_STYLE_DASHED, BorderPropertiesConstants.LINE_STYLE_DOTTED, BorderPropertiesConstants.LINE_STYLE_SINGLE, BorderPropertiesConstants.NO_LINE
  - setOutlineStyle
```
public void setOutlineStyle(int outlineStyle)
```
    Sets the chart items' outline style. Chart items are the items used to visualize the data, e.g. bars.
    
    Parameters:
    
    outlineStyle - the style
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the parameter is not one of the supported outline styles
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getOutlineStyle(), BorderPropertiesConstants.LINE_STYLE_DASHED, BorderPropertiesConstants.LINE_STYLE_DOTTED, BorderPropertiesConstants.LINE_STYLE_SINGLE, BorderPropertiesConstants.NO_LINE
  - getOutlineWidth
```
public int getOutlineWidth()
```
    Returns the chart outline's width.
    
    Returns:
    
    the width of the chart's outline.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - setOutlineWidth
```
public void setOutlineWidth(int outlineWidth)
```
    Sets the chart items' outline width (in twips). Chart items are the items used to visualize the data, e.g. bars.
    
    Parameters:
    
    outlineWidth - the outline width of the chart items
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if width is less than 1.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - isDrawOutline
```
public boolean isDrawOutline()
```
    Returns whether or not to draw the outline.
    
    Returns:
    
    true the outline is to be drawn.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - setDrawOutline
```
public void setDrawOutline(boolean drawOutline)
```
    Sets whether or not to draw the outline.
    
    Parameters:
    
    drawOutline - true if outline is to be drawn.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - isShowLabel
```
public boolean isShowLabel()
```
    Returns whether or not to show labels in the plot.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if labels are to be shown.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - setShowLabel
```
public void setShowLabel(boolean showLabel)
```
    Sets whether or not to show labels in the plot.
    
    Parameters:
    
    showLabel - true if labels are to be shown.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - isShowValue
```
public boolean isShowValue()
```
    Returns whether or not to show the values in the plot.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if values are to be shown.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - setShowValue
```
public void setShowValue(boolean showValue)
```
    Sets whether or not to show the values in the plot.
    
    Parameters:
    
    showValue - set true if values are to be shown.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - getItemLabelFormat
```
public ChartFormat getItemLabelFormat()
```
    Returns the format for the item value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the format for the item value
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setItemLabelFormat(ChartFormat)
  - setItemLabelFormat
```
public void setItemLabelFormat(ChartFormat valueFormat)
```
    Sets the format for the item value. The default value of this property is null, which means that the values are to be formatted automatically. Note: for chart with number values, only formats extended from NumberFormat are allowed, while for date charts, only formats extended from DateFormat are allowed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valueFormat - the format (null permitted)
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getItemLabelFormat()
  - getItemLabelFormatFormula
```
public FormulaField getItemLabelFormatFormula()
```
    Returns the format formula for the item values.
    
    Returns:
    
    the format formula for the item values.
    
    Since:
    
    22.10
    
    See Also:
    
    setItemLabelFormatFormula(FormulaField)
  - setItemLabelFormatFormula
```
public void setItemLabelFormatFormula(FormulaField itemLabelFormula)
```
    Set the format formula for the item values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    itemLabelFormula - the formula
    
    Since:
    
    22.10
  - isSameColorsForSameGroups
```
public boolean isSameColorsForSameGroups()
```
    Returns whether identical groups will have the same color.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the same color is to be used for identical groups.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - setSameColorsForSameGroups
```
public void setSameColorsForSameGroups(boolean sameColorsForSameGroups)
```
    Sets whether identical groups will have the same color.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sameColorsForSameGroups - true if the same color is to be used for identical groups.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - getColorFormula
```
public FormulaField getColorFormula()
```
    Returns the color formula which determines the color at run-time.
    
    Returns:
    
    the colorFormula or null if there is none.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setColorFormula(FormulaField), FormulaField
  - setColorFormula
```
public void setColorFormula(FormulaField colorFormula)
```
    Sets the color formula which determines the color at run-time. Note: this formula should have the type FormulaField.FORMULA_PROPERTY.
    
    Parameters:
    
    colorFormula - the color formula (null permitted)
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the formula has the wrong type.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getColorFormula(), Fields.addFormulaField(String, String, int), FormulaField, FormulaField.getFormulaType()
  - getColorSequence
```
public java.awt.Color[] getColorSequence()
```
    Returns the user defined color sequence of this chart plot. If this sequence was not set, the chart will use the DEFAULT_COLOR_SEQUENCE.
    
    Returns:
    
    the color sequence or null which means the default color sequence will be used
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setColorSequence(Color[])
  - setColorSequence
```
public void setColorSequence(java.awt.Color[] colorSequence)
```
    Sets the user defined color sequence for this chart plot. If this sequence was not set chart uses the DEFAULT_COLOR_SEQUENCE.
    
    Parameters:
    
    colorSequence - the array of colors (null permitted)
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if an empty color sequence is passed
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getColorSequence(), DEFAULT_COLOR_SEQUENCE
  - getGradientSetting
```
public AbstractPlot.GradientSetting getGradientSetting()
```
    Returns the gradient paint settings.
    
    Returns:
    
    the settings or null without gradient paint for chart items
    
    Since:
    
    11.0
  - setGradientSetting
```
public void setGradientSetting(AbstractPlot.GradientSetting gradientSetting)
```
    Sets the gradient paint settings.
    
    Parameters:
    
    gradientSetting - the gradient paint for the chart items (null permitted)
    
    Since:
    
    11.0
  - isColorBySeries
```
public boolean isColorBySeries()
```
    Returns whether the chart items are colored by series or by groups.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the chart items are colored according to their series, and false if the chart items are colored according to their groups
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setColorBySeries(boolean)
  - setColorBySeries
```
public void setColorBySeries(boolean colorBySeries)
```
    Sets whether the chart items are colored by series or by groups. This property works by Bar, Gantt and Chart3D only.
    
    Parameters:
    
    colorBySeries - true if the chart items are colored according to their series, and false if the chart items are colored according to their groups
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    isColorBySeries()
  - getForegroundAlpha
```
public float getForegroundAlpha()
```
    Returns the alpha value for the foreground color: 1.0 is fully opaque, while 0.0 is fully transparent.
    
    Returns:
    
    the alpha value for the foreground color, between 0.0 and 1.0
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - setForegroundAlpha
```
public void setForegroundAlpha(float foregroundAlpha)
```
    Sets the alpha (opaqueness) value for the foreground color: 1.0 is fully opaque, while 0.0 is fully transparent.
    
    Parameters:
    
    foregroundAlpha - the alpha value for the foreground color
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if foregroundAlpha is less than 0.0 or greater than 1.0.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - getItemLabelFont
```
public java.awt.Font getItemLabelFont()
```
    Returns font for the item labels.
    
    Returns:
    
    the font for the item labels
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setItemLabelFont(Font)
  - setItemLabelFont
```
public void setItemLabelFont(java.awt.Font itemLabelFont)
```
    Sets the font of the item labels.
    
    Parameters:
    
    itemLabelFont - the font (null not permitted)
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getItemLabelFont()
  - getItemLabelColor
```
public int getItemLabelColor()
```
    Returns the ABGR value representing the color of the item labels. Use ColorUtils.toJavaColor(int) to convert this value to a Java Color.
    
    Returns:
    
    the color of the item labels as an int
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    ColorUtils.toJavaColor(int), setItemLabelColor(int)
  - setItemLabelColor
```
public void setItemLabelColor(int itemLabelColor)
```
    Sets the ABGR value representing the color of the item labels. Use ColorUtils.toCcColor(Color) to convert a Java color to an int value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    itemLabelColor - ABGR components of the item labels' color
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if RDC.COLOR_NO_COLOR is passed.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    ColorUtils.toCcColor(Color), getItemLabelColor()
  - refreshAutoTitles
```
public abstract void refreshAutoTitles(Chart2 chart)
```
    Reads out the data column names from dataset and refreshes the chart labels. Please use this function to refresh the chart labels if the data was be changed.
    
    Specified by:
    
    refreshAutoTitles in interface ChartPlot
    
    Parameters:
    
    chart - the chart
  - getStyle
```
public abstract ChartStyle getStyle()
```
    Returns the style of this chart, ie. the general category this plot belongs to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the style
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    BarStyle.BAR2D, LineStyle.LINE_MARKER, AreaStyle.AREA2D_STACKED
  - getReferencedObject
```
public java.util.List getReferencedObject()
```
    Returns a list of referenced i-net Clear Reports objects: Field or Group
    
    Specified by:
    
    getReferencedObject in interface ChartPlot
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of objects.
  - saveProperties
```
public void saveProperties(java.io.PrintWriter out,
                           int depth)
```
    Writes the properties of this chart plot to PrintWriter.
    
    Specified by:
    
    saveProperties in interface ChartPlot
    
    Parameters:
    
    out - the output
    
    depth - the depth of XML indent
  - getSubProperties
```
protected java.lang.StringBuilder getSubProperties(int depth)
```
    Returns the serialized simple properties of subclasses.
    
    Parameters:
    
    depth - the depth of XML indent
    
    Returns:
    
    the properties.
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - saveSubProperties
```
protected void saveSubProperties(java.io.PrintWriter out,
                                 int depth)
```
    Writes the intern properties to output. Overwrites this to save intern properties direct to PrintWriter without building a StringBuilder.
    
    Parameters:
    
    out - the output
    
    depth - the depth of XML indent
    
    Since:
    
    8.0
  - readProperties
```
public void readProperties(org.w3c.dom.Element element,
                           Chart2 chart)
```
    Reads the chart properties from the DOMParser Element.
    
    Specified by:
    
    readProperties in interface ChartPlot
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the DOMParser Element
    
    chart - the chart

Class AbstractPlot

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface com.inet.report.chart.plot.ChartPlot

Field Detail

TOKEN_PLOT

DEFAULT_COLOR_SEQUENCE

DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_ALPHA

DEFAULT_ITEM_LABEL_FONT

DEFAULT_ITEM_LABEL_COLOR

DEFAULT_OUTLINE_STYLE

DEFAULT_OUTLINE_WIDTH

DEFAULT_OUTLINE_COLOR

Constructor Detail

AbstractPlot

Method Detail

getBackColor

setBackColor

getItemShape

setItemShape

getOutlineColor

setOutlineColor

getOutlineStyle

setOutlineStyle

getOutlineWidth

setOutlineWidth

isDrawOutline

setDrawOutline

isShowLabel

setShowLabel

isShowValue

setShowValue

getItemLabelFormat

setItemLabelFormat

getItemLabelFormatFormula

setItemLabelFormatFormula

isSameColorsForSameGroups

setSameColorsForSameGroups

getColorFormula

setColorFormula

getColorSequence

setColorSequence

getGradientSetting

setGradientSetting

isColorBySeries

setColorBySeries

getForegroundAlpha

setForegroundAlpha

getItemLabelFont

setItemLabelFont

getItemLabelColor

setItemLabelColor

refreshAutoTitles

getStyle

getReferencedObject

saveProperties

getSubProperties

saveSubProperties

readProperties