1 /* =========================================================== 2 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform 3 * =========================================================== 4 * 5 * (C) Copyright 2000-2005, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors. 6 * 7 * Project Info: http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/index.html 8 * 9 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 10 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by 11 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or 12 * (at your option) any later version. 13 * 14 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 15 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY 16 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public 17 * License for more details. 18 * 19 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License 20 * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 21 * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. 22 * 23 * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. 24 * in the United States and other countries.] 25 * 26 * ------------- 27 * Values2D.java 28 * ------------- 29 * (C) Copyright 2002-2005, by Object Refinery Limited. 30 * 31 * Original Author: David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited); 32 * Contributor(s): -; 33 * 34 * $Id: Values2D.java,v 1.3 2005/03/28 19:40:26 mungady Exp $ 35 * 36 * Changes: 37 * -------- 38 * 28-Oct-2002 : Version 1 (DG); 39 * 40 */ 41 42 package org.jfree.data; 43 44 /** 45 * A general purpose interface that can be used to access a table of values. 46 */ 47 public interface Values2D { 48 49 /** 50 * Returns the number of rows in the table. 51 * 52 * @return The row count. 53 */ 54 public int getRowCount(); 55 56 /** 57 * Returns the number of columns in the table. 58 * 59 * @return The column count. 60 */ 61 public int getColumnCount(); 62 63 /** 64 * Returns a value from the table. 65 * 66 * @param row the row index (zero-based). 67 * @param column the column index (zero-based). 68 * 69 * @return The value (possibly <code>null</code>). 70 * 71 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the <code>row</code> 72 * or <code>column</code> is out of bounds. 73 */ 74 public Number getValue(int row, int column); 75 76 } 77