RendererState

java.lang.Object
- org.jfree.chart.renderer.RendererState

Direct Known Subclasses:

CategoryItemRendererState, PiePlotState, XYItemRendererState
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public class RendererState
extends java.lang.Object
```
Represents the current state of a renderer.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private boolean`	`elementHinting`	A flag that indicates whether or not rendering hints should be added to identify chart elements.
`private PlotRenderingInfo`	`info`	The plot rendering info.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

RendererState(PlotRenderingInfo info)
Creates a new state object.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`getElementHinting()`	Returns the flag that controls whether or not the renderer should add rendering hints to the output that identify chart elements.
`EntityCollection`	`getEntityCollection()`	A convenience method that returns a reference to the entity collection (may be `null`) being used to record chart entities.
`PlotRenderingInfo`	`getInfo()`	Returns the plot rendering info.
`void`	`setElementHinting(boolean hinting)`	Sets the elementHinting flag.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - info
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private PlotRenderingInfo info
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    The plot rendering info.
  - elementHinting
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private boolean elementHinting
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    A flag that indicates whether or not rendering hints should be added to identify chart elements. It is initialised from the corresponding flag in the JFreeChart instance.
- Constructor Detail
  - RendererState
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public RendererState(PlotRenderingInfo info)
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    Creates a new state object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    info - the plot rendering info.
- Method Detail
  - getElementHinting
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public boolean getElementHinting()
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    Returns the flag that controls whether or not the renderer should add rendering hints to the output that identify chart elements.
    
    Returns:
    
    A boolean.
  - setElementHinting
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public void setElementHinting(boolean hinting)
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    Sets the elementHinting flag.
    
    Parameters:
    
    hinting - the new flag value.
  - getInfo
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public PlotRenderingInfo getInfo()
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    Returns the plot rendering info.
    
    Returns:
    
    The info.
  - getEntityCollection
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public EntityCollection getEntityCollection()
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    A convenience method that returns a reference to the entity collection (may be null) being used to record chart entities.
    
    Returns:
    
    The entity collection (possibly null).