1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 by Cosylab d. d.
3 *
4 * This file is part of CosyBeans-Common.
5 *
6 * CosyBeans-Common is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9 * (at your option) any later version.
10 *
11 * CosyBeans-Common is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 * GNU General Public License for more details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 * along with CosyBeans-Common. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18 */
19
20 package com.cosylab.gui.components.range2;
21
22 /**
23 * Defines callback interface that is called when determining optimal tick
24 * position.
25 *
26 * @author <a href="mailto:ales.pucelj@cosylab.com">Ales Pucelj</a>
27 * @version $id$
28 */
29 public interface TickParameters
30 {
31 /**
32 * Returns size of tick label in pixels. Size is determined as distance
33 * between maximum extent of the label along the tick axis.
34 *
35 * @param position relative position of the tick on 0..1.
36 * @param text label to display, may be empty string or null.
37 *
38 * @return size of tick in pixels.
39 */
40 int measureTick(double position, String text);
41
42
43 /**
44 * Formats the input value to a specific print format. If return value
45 * is null use internal format specified by the caller of this method.
46 *
47 * @param value double to be formatted
48 * @return formatted value
49 */
50 String formatNumber(double value);
51 }
52
53 /* __oOo__ */