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027 * -------------------
028 * TableXYDataset.java
029 * -------------------
030 * (C) Copyright 2000-2008, by Richard Atkinson and Contributors.
031 *
032 * Original Author:  Richard Atkinson;
033 * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
034 *
035 * Changes
036 * -------
037 * 22-Sep-2003 : Changed to be an interface.  Previous functionality moved to
038 *               DefaultTableXYDataset;
039 * 16-Feb-2004 : Updated Javadocs (DG);
040 *
041 */
042
043package org.jfree.data.xy;
044
045
046/**
047 * A dataset containing one or more data series containing (x, y) data items,
048 * where all series in the dataset share the same set of x-values.  This is a
049 * restricted form of the {@link XYDataset} interface (which allows independent
050 * x-values between series). This is used primarily by the
051 * {@link org.jfree.chart.renderer.xy.StackedXYAreaRenderer}.
052 */
053public interface TableXYDataset extends XYDataset {
054
055    /**
056     * Returns the number of items every series.
057     *
058     * @return The item count.
059     */
060    public int getItemCount();
061
062}