Ptidej-v5.2-master/Ptidej Reporting Tests/src/net/sf/jasperreports/engine/JRChartCustomizer.java
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/*
 * Contributors:
 * Michael McMahon - Michael.McMahon@activewire.net
 */

package net.sf.jasperreports.engine;

import org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart;

/**
 * This interface allows users to provide pluggable chart customizers. A class that implements this interface can
 * be defined and its name must be specified in the report template. At fill time, the corresponding <i>customize()</i>
 * method of this class will be called, if advanced chart customization is needed.
 * <p/>
 * If values of report parameters, variables or fields are needed in the customization, the customizer implementation
 * should extend {@link net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRAbstractChartCustomizer JRAbstractChartCustomizer}
 * to gain access to such values.
 *
 * @author Michael McMahon (Michael.McMahon@activewire.net)
 * @version $Id: JRChartCustomizer.java,v 1.1 2008/09/29 16:20:43 guehene Exp $
 */
public interface JRChartCustomizer {

	/**
	 * This method is called at fill time, before the chart is rendered.
 	 * @param chart the JFreeChart object, which can be accessed and modified
	 * @param jasperChart the JasperReports version of the chart, containing data that might be needed in
	 * customization
	 */
	public void customize(JFreeChart chart, JRChart jasperChart);

}

