net.windward.chart.datasource

Class ChartColumnMetaData

java.lang.Object

net.windward.chart.datasource.ChartColumnMetaData

public class ChartColumnMetaData
extends java.lang.Object

Meta data for a column of chart data.

The term "columns" is used to refer to each axis/coordinate and the series. Think of it as one column for each axis (x, y, z, etc), and one more column for the series name.

series	x	y
Denver	0	100
Denver	1	200
Denver	2	400
New York	0	500
New York	1	1500
New York	2	4500

User: dave

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	DATA_TYPE_DATE
static int	DATA_TYPE_NUMBER
static int	DATA_TYPE_OBJECT
static int	DATA_TYPE_STRING
static int	DATA_TYPE_UNINITIALIZED

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ChartColumnMetaData(int dataType, java.lang.String name) Build the object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getDataType() The data type of the column.
java.lang.String	getDescription() The description of the column.
java.lang.String	getName() The name of the column.
boolean	isNumOrDate() true if Excel views this as a number.
void	setDataType(int type) Only here until the datastoure gives us the type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DATA_TYPE_UNINITIALIZED

public static final int DATA_TYPE_UNINITIALIZED

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Constant Field Values

DATA_TYPE_OBJECT

public static final int DATA_TYPE_OBJECT

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Constant Field Values

DATA_TYPE_NUMBER

public static final int DATA_TYPE_NUMBER

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Constant Field Values

DATA_TYPE_STRING

public static final int DATA_TYPE_STRING

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Constant Field Values

DATA_TYPE_DATE

public static final int DATA_TYPE_DATE

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ChartColumnMetaData

public ChartColumnMetaData(int dataType,
                           java.lang.String name)

Build the object.

Parameters:

dataType - The data type of the column.

name - The name of the column.

Method Detail

getDataType

public int getDataType()

The data type of the column.

Returns:

The data type of the column.

isNumOrDate

public boolean isNumOrDate()

true if Excel views this as a number.

Returns:

true if DATA_TYPE_NUMBER or DATA_TYPE_DATE.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

The name of the column.

Returns:

The name of the column.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

The description of the column.

Returns:

The description of the column.

setDataType

public void setDataType(int type)

Only here until the datastoure gives us the type.