001/* ===========================================================
002 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform
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026 *
027 * -----------------
028 * XYDomainInfo.java
029 * -----------------
030 * (C) Copyright 2009-present, by David Gilbert.
031 *
032 * Original Author:  David Gilbert;
033 * Contributor(s):   -;
034 *
035 */
036
037package org.jfree.data.xy;
038
039import java.util.List;
040import org.jfree.data.Range;
041
042/**
043 * An interface that can (optionally) be implemented by a dataset to assist in
044 * determining the minimum and maximum x-values in the dataset.
045 */
046public interface XYDomainInfo {
047
048    /**
049     * Returns the range of the values in this dataset's domain.
050     *
051     * @param visibleSeriesKeys  the keys of the visible series.
052     * @param includeInterval  a flag that determines whether or not the
053     *                         y-interval is taken into account.
054     *
055     * @return The range (or {@code null} if the dataset contains no
056     *     values).
057     */
058    Range getDomainBounds(List visibleSeriesKeys,
059                          boolean includeInterval);
060
061}