de.gsi.dataset

Interface AxisDescription

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultAxisDescription

public interface AxisDescription

Axis description containing the axis name, its unit as well as its minimum and maximum range.

N.B. this description is given per dimension (ie. one for "X" and one for "Y" for a typical X-Y dataset/plot)

example usages: [..].setName("x-axis"); // for setting only the name [..].setName("time", "s"); // for setting the axis name and unit [..].setName("voltage", "V", 0.0, 230.0); // for setting the axis name, unit and explicit min/max values [..].setName("intensity", "ppp", 1e9, 1e10, 1e8, 1e11); // or [..].setName("intensity", "ppp", intensityRange); // for an unsorted range list based on which the internal min/max range is updated.

Author:

akrimm, rstein

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	add(double value) Adds value to this range.
default boolean	add(double[] values) Adds values to this range.
boolean	add(double[] values, int nlength) Adds values to this range.
boolean	clear() Empties this DataRange.
boolean	contains(double value)
double	getLength()
double	getMax()
double	getMin()
String	getName()
String	getUnit()
boolean	isDefined() Determines if axis range is defined - ie.
default boolean	set(AxisDescription range) Sets updates this AxisDescription with the specified other one.
boolean	set(double min, double max) Sets min and max values for this range.
boolean	set(String axisName, String... axisUnit)
boolean	set(String axisName, String axisUnit, double rangeMin, double rangeMax)
boolean	setMax(double max) Sets max value for this range.
boolean	setMin(double min) Sets min value for this range.

Method Detail

add

boolean add(double value)

Adds value to this range.

Parameters:

value - value to be added

Returns:

true if the value becomes min or max.

add

default boolean add(double[] values)

Adds values to this range.

Parameters:

values - values to be added

Returns:

true if the value becomes min or max.

add

boolean add(double[] values,
            int nlength)

Adds values to this range.

Parameters:

values - values to be added

nlength - the maximum array length that should be taken into account

Returns:

true if the value becomes min or max.

clear

boolean clear()

Empties this DataRange. After calling this method this data range becomes undefined.

Returns:

true if the values were valid before

See Also:

isDefined()

contains

boolean contains(double value)

getLength

double getLength()

getMax

double getMax()

Returns:

maximum value of the axis or DataSet

getMin

double getMin()

Returns:

minimum value of the axis or DataSet

getName

String getName()

Returns:

axis name

getUnit

String getUnit()

Returns:

the unit of the axis, typically in SI units such as 's', 'V' etc. or 'a.u.'

isDefined

boolean isDefined()

Determines if axis range is defined - ie. if min and max values are defined.

Returns:

true if range is well defined

set

default boolean set(AxisDescription range)

Sets updates this AxisDescription with the specified other one.

Parameters:

range - other AxisDescription object

Returns:

true if the value becomes min or max.

set

boolean set(double min,
            double max)

Sets min and max values for this range.

Parameters:

min - new minimum of the range

max - new maximum of the range

Returns:

true if the values becomes the new min or max.

set

boolean set(String axisName,
            String... axisUnit)

Parameters:

axisName - the new axis name

axisUnit - the new axis unit (optional variadic argument) N.B. issues

Returns:

true if this setter invalidates the existing min/max range

See Also:

event if only the name/unit changed, or, event if only the range changed, or, for a full change

set

boolean set(String axisName,
            String axisUnit,
            double rangeMin,
            double rangeMax)

Parameters:

axisName - the new axis name

axisUnit - the new axis unit

rangeMin - the user-provided new minimum value of the DataSet/Axis range

rangeMax - the user-provided new maximum value of the DataSet/Axis range

Returns:

true if this setter invalidates the existing min/max range

See Also:

event if only the name/unit changed, or, event if only the range changed, or, for a full change

setMax

boolean setMax(double max)

Sets max value for this range.

Parameters:

max - the new max value

Returns:

true if the value becomes the new max.

setMin

boolean setMin(double min)

Sets min value for this range.

Parameters:

min - the new max value

Returns:

true if the value becomes the new min.