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003     * ===========================================================
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026     *
027     * --------------------------
028     * SeriesRenderingOrder.java
029     * --------------------------
030     * (C) Copyright 2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
031     *
032     * Original Author:  Eric Thomas (www.isti.com);
033     * Contributor(s):   -;
034     *
035     * Changes:
036     * --------
037     * 21-Apr-2005 : Version 1 contributed by Eric Thomas (ET);
038     *
039     */
040    
041    package org.jfree.chart.plot;
042    
043    import java.io.ObjectStreamException;
044    import java.io.Serializable;
045    
046    /**
047     * Defines the tokens that indicate the rendering order for series in a
048     * {@link org.jfree.chart.plot.XYPlot}.
049     */
050    public final class SeriesRenderingOrder implements Serializable {
051    
052        /** For serialization. */
053        private static final long serialVersionUID = 209336477448807735L;
054        
055        /**
056         * Render series in the order 0, 1, 2, ..., N-1, where N is the number
057         * of series.
058         */
059        public static final SeriesRenderingOrder FORWARD
060            = new SeriesRenderingOrder("SeriesRenderingOrder.FORWARD");
061    
062        /**
063         * Render series in the order N-1, N-2, ..., 2, 1, 0, where N is the
064         * number of series.
065         */
066        public static final SeriesRenderingOrder REVERSE
067            = new SeriesRenderingOrder("SeriesRenderingOrder.REVERSE");
068    
069        /** The name. */
070        private String name;
071    
072        /**
073         * Private constructor.
074         *
075         * @param name  the name.
076         */
077        private SeriesRenderingOrder(String name) {
078            this.name = name;
079        }
080    
081        /**
082         * Returns a string representing the object.
083         *
084         * @return The string (never <code>null</code>).
085         */
086        public String toString() {
087            return this.name;
088        }
089    
090        /**
091         * Returns <code>true</code> if this object is equal to the specified
092         * object, and <code>false</code> otherwise.
093         *
094         * @param obj  the other object.
095         *
096         * @return A boolean.
097         */
098        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
099    
100            if (this == obj) {
101                return true;
102            }
103            if (!(obj instanceof SeriesRenderingOrder)) {
104                return false;
105            }
106    
107            SeriesRenderingOrder order = (SeriesRenderingOrder) obj;
108            if (!this.name.equals(order.toString())) {
109                return false;
110            }
111    
112            return true;
113    
114        }
115    
116        /**
117         * Ensures that serialization returns the unique instances.
118         *
119         * @return The object.
120         *
121         * @throws ObjectStreamException if there is a problem.
122         */
123        private Object readResolve() throws ObjectStreamException {
124            if (this.equals(SeriesRenderingOrder.FORWARD)) {
125                return SeriesRenderingOrder.FORWARD;
126            }
127            else if (this.equals(SeriesRenderingOrder.REVERSE)) {
128                return SeriesRenderingOrder.REVERSE;
129            }
130            return null;
131        }
132    
133    }