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 * 
 * ---------------------------------------
 * StandardCategoryItemLabelGenerator.java
 * ---------------------------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2004, 2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * $Id: StandardCategoryItemLabelGenerator.java,v 1.2.2.1 2005/10/25 20:49:02 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 11-May-2004 : Version 1 (DG);
 * 20-Apr-2005 : Renamed StandardCategoryLabelGenerator 
 *               --> StandardCategoryItemLabelGenerator (DG);
 */

package org.jfree.chart.labels;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.NumberFormat;

import org.jfree.data.category.CategoryDataset;
import org.jfree.util.PublicCloneable;

/**
 * A standard label generator that can be used with a 
 * {@link org.jfree.chart.renderer.category.CategoryItemRenderer}.
 */
public class StandardCategoryItemLabelGenerator 
    extends AbstractCategoryItemLabelGenerator 
    implements CategoryItemLabelGenerator, Cloneable, PublicCloneable,
               Serializable {

    /** For serialization. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3499701401211412882L;
    
    /** The default format string. */
    public static final String DEFAULT_LABEL_FORMAT_STRING = "{2}";
    
    /**
     * Creates a new generator with a default number formatter.
     */
    public StandardCategoryItemLabelGenerator() {
        super(DEFAULT_LABEL_FORMAT_STRING, NumberFormat.getInstance());
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new generator with the specified number formatter.
     *
     * @param labelFormat  the label format string (<code>null</code> not 
     *                     permitted).
     * @param formatter  the number formatter (<code>null</code> not permitted).
     */
    public StandardCategoryItemLabelGenerator(String labelFormat, 
                                              NumberFormat formatter) {
        super(labelFormat, formatter);
    }
    
    /**
     * Creates a new generator with the specified date formatter.
     *
     * @param labelFormat  the label format string (<code>null</code> not 
     *                     permitted).
     * @param formatter  the date formatter (<code>null</code> not permitted).
     */
    public StandardCategoryItemLabelGenerator(String labelFormat, 
                                              DateFormat formatter) {
        super(labelFormat, formatter);
    }
    
    /**
     * Generates the label for an item in a dataset.  Note: in the current 
     * dataset implementation, each row is a series, and each column contains 
     * values for a particular category.
     *
     * @param dataset  the dataset (<code>null</code> not permitted).
     * @param row  the row index (zero-based).
     * @param column  the column index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return The label (possibly <code>null</code>).
     */
    public String generateLabel(CategoryDataset dataset, int row, int column) {
        return generateLabelString(dataset, row, column);
    }
    
}