fern.simulation.observer

Interface GnuPlotObserver

All Known Implementing Classes:

AmountAtMomentObserver, AmountIntervalObserver, FireTypeObserver, IntervalObserver, LeapObserver, MultiAmountIntervalObserver, RandomNumberGeneratorCallObserver, ReactionIntervalObserver

public interface GnuPlotObserver

Interface for certain observer which can produce gnuplot data.

Author:

Florian Erhard

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String[]	getStyles() Gets the styles for the columns.
GnuPlot	toGnuplot() Creates a new GnuPlot object and passes the actual observer data to it.
GnuPlot	toGnuplot(GnuPlot gnuplot) Passes the actual observer data to a GnuPlot object.

Method Detail

getStyles

String[] getStyles()

Gets the styles for the columns. If you don't want styles, just return null!

Returns:

styles for the columns

toGnuplot

GnuPlot toGnuplot()
           throws IOException

Creates a new GnuPlot object and passes the actual observer data to it.

Returns:

the created GnuPlot object

Throws:

IOException - if gnuplot could not be accessed

toGnuplot

GnuPlot toGnuplot(GnuPlot gnuplot)
           throws IOException

Passes the actual observer data to a GnuPlot object.

Parameters:

gnuplot - the GnuPlot object to pass the data to

Returns:

the GnuPlot object

Throws:

IOException - if gnuplot could not be accessed