infovis.visualization
Interface LabelClipper

All Known Implementing Classes:

EndLabelClipper

public interface LabelClipper

Class LabelClipper

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Jean-Daniel Fekete

Method Summary

String

clip(String label, Graphics2D graphics, Rectangle2D labelBounds, double width, double height) Clip a specified label string according to the width and height of its allocated bounds.

Method Detail

clip

String clip(String label,
            Graphics2D graphics,
            Rectangle2D labelBounds,
            double width,
            double height)

Clip a specified label string according to the width and height of its allocated bounds.

Parameters:

label - the label

graphics - the graphics

labelBounds - the original bounds of the label. WARNING: On exit, it should be set to the new computed bounds.

width - the bounds width

height - the bounds height

Returns:

the string clipped.