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package net.sf.jasperreports.charts;
import java.awt.Color;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRChart;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRCloneable;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRFont;
/**
* Represents the formatting option for the textual
* representation of item labels in a category plot
*
* @author sanda zaharia (shertage@users.sourceforge.net)
* @version $Id: JRItemLabel.java 3032 2009-08-27 11:32:28Z teodord $
*/
public interface JRItemLabel extends JRCloneable
{
/**
*
*/
public JRChart getChart();
/**
* Returns the item label font.
*
* @return the item label font
*/
public JRFont getFont();
/**
* Returns the item label text color
*
* @return the item label text color
*/
public Color getColor();
/**
* Returns the item label background color
*
* @return the item label background color
*/
public Color getBackgroundColor();
/**
* Returns the item label formatting mask.
* The mask will be specified using the patterns defined
* in <code>java.text.DecimalFormat</code>.
*
* @return the item label formatting mask
*/
// public String getMask();
}