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027 * ------------------
028 * SeriesDataset.java
029 * ------------------
030 * (C) Copyright 2000-present, by David Gilbert.
031 *
032 * Original Author:  David Gilbert;
033 * Contributor(s):   -;
034 *
035 */
036
037package org.jfree.data.general;
038
039import org.jfree.data.category.CategoryDataset;
040import org.jfree.data.xy.IntervalXYDataset;
041import org.jfree.data.xy.IntervalXYZDataset;
042import org.jfree.data.xy.XYDataset;
043import org.jfree.data.xy.XYZDataset;
044
045/**
046 * The interface for a dataset consisting of one or many series of data.
047 *
048 * @see CategoryDataset
049 * @see IntervalXYDataset
050 * @see IntervalXYZDataset
051 * @see XYDataset
052 * @see XYZDataset
053 */
054public interface SeriesDataset extends Dataset {
055
056    /**
057     * Returns the number of series in the dataset.
058     *
059     * @return The series count.
060     */
061    int getSeriesCount();
062
063    /**
064     * Returns the key for a series.
065     *
066     * @param series  the series index (in the range {@code 0} to
067     *     {@code getSeriesCount() - 1}).
068     *
069     * @return The key for the series.
070     */
071    Comparable getSeriesKey(int series);
072
073    /**
074     * Returns the index of the series with the specified key, or -1 if there
075     * is no such series in the dataset.
076     *
077     * @param seriesKey  the series key ({@code null} permitted).
078     *
079     * @return The index, or -1.
080     */
081    int indexOf(Comparable seriesKey);
082
083}