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 *
 * --------------
 * XYDataset.java
 * --------------
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2007, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * Changes (from 18-Sep-2001)
 * --------------------------
 * 18-Sep-2001 : Added standard header and fixed DOS encoding problem (DG);
 * 15-Oct-2001 : Moved to a new package (com.jrefinery.data.*) (DG);
 * 22-Oct-2001 : Renamed DataSource.java --> Dataset.java etc. (DG);
 * 17-Nov-2001 : Now extends SeriesDataset (DG);
 * 15-Jul-2004 : Switched getX() with getXValue() and getY() with 
 *               getYValue() (DG);
 * 29-Jul-2004 : Added getDomainOrder() method (DG);
 * 18-Aug-2004 : Moved from org.jfree.data --> org.jfree.data.xy (DG);
 * 
 */

package org.jfree.data.xy;

import org.jfree.data.DomainOrder;
import org.jfree.data.general.SeriesDataset;

/**
 * An interface through which data in the form of (x, y) items can be accessed.
 */
public interface XYDataset extends SeriesDataset {

    /**
     * Returns the order of the domain (or X) values returned by the dataset.
     * 
     * @return The order (never <code>null</code>).
     */
    public DomainOrder getDomainOrder();
    
    /**
     * Returns the number of items in a series.
     * <br><br>
     * It is recommended that classes that implement this method should throw 
     * an <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> if the <code>series</code> 
     * argument is outside the specified range. 
     *
     * @param series  the series index (in the range <code>0</code> to 
     *     <code>getSeriesCount() - 1</code>).
     *
     * @return The item count.
     */
    public int getItemCount(int series);

    /**
     * Returns the x-value for an item within a series.  The x-values may or 
     * may not be returned in ascending order, that is up to the class 
     * implementing the interface.
     *
     * @param series  the series index (in the range <code>0</code> to 
     *     <code>getSeriesCount() - 1</code>).
     * @param item  the item index (in the range <code>0</code> to 
     *     <code>getItemCount(series)</code>).
     *
     * @return The x-value (never <code>null</code>).
     */
    public Number getX(int series, int item);

    /**
     * Returns the x-value for an item within a series.
     * 
     * @param series  the series index (in the range <code>0</code> to 
     *     <code>getSeriesCount() - 1</code>).
     * @param item  the item index (in the range <code>0</code> to 
     *     <code>getItemCount(series)</code>).
     * 
     * @return The x-value.
     */
    public double getXValue(int series, int item);
    
    /**
     * Returns the y-value for an item within a series.
     *
     * @param series  the series index (in the range <code>0</code> to 
     *     <code>getSeriesCount() - 1</code>).
     * @param item  the item index (in the range <code>0</code> to 
     *     <code>getItemCount(series)</code>).
     *
     * @return The y-value (possibly <code>null</code>).
     */
    public Number getY(int series, int item);

    /**
     * Returns the y-value (as a double primitive) for an item within a series.
     * 
     * @param series  the series index (in the range <code>0</code> to 
     *     <code>getSeriesCount() - 1</code>).
     * @param item  the item index (in the range <code>0</code> to 
     *     <code>getItemCount(series)</code>).
     * 
     * @return The y-value.
     */
    public double getYValue(int series, int item);
    
}
