Class Anchor

java.lang.Object
uk.ac.starlink.ttools.plot2.Anchor
Direct Known Subclasses:
Anchor.HorizontalAnchor

public abstract class Anchor extends Object
Positioning constraint for plotted text. An anchor takes care of text alignment and positioning given a reference point.
Since:
12 Feb 2013
Author:
Mark Taylor
  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Class
    Description
    static class 
    Anchor for drawing horizontal text.
  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static Anchor
    Center - reference point is the center of the text.
    static Anchor
    East - reference point is to right of horizontal text.
    static Anchor
    North - reference point is above centre of horizontal text.
    static Anchor
    South - reference point is below center of horizontal text.
    static Anchor
    West - reference point is to left of horizontal text.
  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
     
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static Anchor
    createAngledAnchor(double theta, Anchor baseAnchor)
    Returns a new anchor for drawing text at a non-horizontal angle.
    abstract void
    drawCaption(Caption label, int px, int py, Captioner captioner, Graphics g)
    Draws a text label onto a given graphics context.
    abstract Rectangle
    getCaptionBounds(Caption label, int px, int py, Captioner captioner)
    Returns a rectangle within which all of the given label will fall.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
  • Field Details

    • N

      public static Anchor N
      North - reference point is above centre of horizontal text.
    • E

      public static Anchor E
      East - reference point is to right of horizontal text.
    • W

      public static Anchor W
      West - reference point is to left of horizontal text.
    • S

      public static Anchor S
      South - reference point is below center of horizontal text.
    • C

      public static Anchor C
      Center - reference point is the center of the text.
  • Constructor Details

    • Anchor

      public Anchor()
  • Method Details

    • getCaptionBounds

      public abstract Rectangle getCaptionBounds(Caption label, int px, int py, Captioner captioner)
      Returns a rectangle within which all of the given label will fall.
      Parameters:
      label - text
      px - reference point X position
      py - reference point Y position
      captioner - object that can turn text into graphics
      Returns:
      plotted text bounding box
    • drawCaption

      public abstract void drawCaption(Caption label, int px, int py, Captioner captioner, Graphics g)
      Draws a text label onto a given graphics context.
      Parameters:
      label - text
      px - reference point X position
      py - reference point Y position
      captioner - object that can turn text into graphics
      g - graphics context
    • createAngledAnchor

      public static Anchor createAngledAnchor(double theta, Anchor baseAnchor)
      Returns a new anchor for drawing text at a non-horizontal angle.
      Parameters:
      theta - rotation angle anticlockwise from X axis in radians
      baseAnchor - anchor supplying positioning constraints for horizontal text
      Returns:
      new anchor