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package net.sf.jasperreports.charts;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRChartPlot;


/**
 * Type of plot used for rendering Pie charts. 
 * <br/>
 * Special settings that the Pie plot exposes are: 
 * <ul>
 * <li>the <code>circular</code> flag</li>
 * <li>the label format</li>
 * <li>the legend label format</li>
 * <li>the item label</li>
 * <li>the <code>showLabels</code> flag</li>
 * </ul>
 * @author Teodor Danciu (teodord@users.sourceforge.net)
 * @version $Id: JRPiePlot.java 6995 2014-04-01 11:26:53Z shertage $
 */
public interface JRPiePlot extends JRChartPlot
{
	/**
	 * @return a flag that specifies a circular form for the pie
	 */
	public Boolean getCircular();
	
	/**
	 * @return the format pattern for labels
	 */
	public String getLabelFormat();
	
	/**
	 * @return the format pattern for legend labels
	 */
	public String getLegendLabelFormat();

	/**
	 * @return a {@link net.sf.jasperreports.charts.JRItemLabel JRItemLabel} object 
	 * representing the item label
	 */
	public JRItemLabel getItemLabel();
	
	/**
	 * @return a flag that specifies whether labels are to be shown or not
	 */
	public Boolean getShowLabels();
	
}