XYURLGenerator.java

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 * XYURLGenerator.java
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 * (C) Copyright 2002-2008, by Richard Atkinson and Contributors.
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 * Original Author:  Richard Atkinson;
 * Contributors:     David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 *
 * Changes:
 * --------
 * 05-Aug-2002 : Version 1, contributed by Richard Atkinson;
 * 09-Oct-2002 : Fixed errors reported by Checkstyle (DG);
 * 20-Jan-2005 : Minor Javadoc update (DG);
 * ------------- JFREECHART 1.0.x ---------------------------------------------
 * 02-Feb-2007 : Removed author tags from all over JFreeChart sources (DG);
 * 13-Dec-2007 : Updated API docs (DG);
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package org.jfree.chart.urls;

import org.jfree.data.xy.XYDataset;

/**
 * Interface for a URL generator for plots that uses data from an
 * {@link XYDataset}.  Classes that implement this interface are responsible
 * for correctly escaping any text that is derived from the dataset, as this
 * may be user-specified and could pose a security risk.
 */
public interface XYURLGenerator {

    /**
     * Generates a URL for a particular item within a series. As a guideline,
     * the URL should be valid within the context of an XHTML 1.0 document.
     *
     * @param dataset  the dataset (<code>null</code> not permitted).
     * @param series  the series index (zero-based).
     * @param item  the item index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return A string containing the generated URL (possibly
     *         <code>null</code>).
     */
    public String generateURL(XYDataset dataset, int series, int item);

}