hep.aida
Interface IPlottable


public interface IPlottable

Basic user-level interface to send generic graphic data to a plotter. It coworks with IPlottableRegion::plot(IPlottable). The IPlottable is a generic entry point to send graphical data to a plotter. The "type()" is intended for the plotting region to query the technology that is used in a received IPlottable. For example, someone can send an Inventor, java3D or HepREP scene graph to a plotting region. The plotting region, according to the concrete implementation of its graphic system, can accept or not the request. According the technology, the IPlottingRegion cast to a concrete Plottable object. It is the responsability of the concrete implementations (of a IPlottable and a IPlottingRegion) to establish a concrete protocol for passing graphical data. Note that someone can use the IGenericFactory system to create concrete IPlottables.


Method Summary
 String type()
          The type of the plottable.
 

Method Detail

type

String type()
The type of the plottable.

Returns:
The type.


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