net.sf.statcvs.charts
Class ChartUtils

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.statcvs.charts.ChartUtils

public class ChartUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for chart related stuff.

Version:

$Id: ChartUtils.java,v 1.3 2008/04/02 11:22:15 benoitx Exp $

Author:

Richard Cyganiak

Method Summary

static java.awt.Color

getStringColor(java.lang.String s) Returns a distinct Color for a String argument.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getStringColor

public static java.awt.Color getStringColor(java.lang.String s)

Returns a distinct Color for a String argument. The algorithm tries to provide different colors for similar strings, and will return equal colors for equal strings. The colors will all have similar brightness and maximum intensity. Useful for chart coloring.

Parameters:

s - a String to get a color for

Returns:

a distinct Color for a String argument. The algorithm tries to provide different colors for similar strings, and will return equal colors for equal strings. The colors will all have similar brightness and maximum intensity. Useful for chart coloring.