DateTickUnitType.java

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 * ---------------------
 * DateTickUnitType.java
 * ---------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2009, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 09-Jan-2009 : Version 1 (DG);
 *
 */

package org.jfree.chart.axis;

import java.io.ObjectStreamException;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Calendar;

/**
 * An enumeration of the unit types for a {@link DateTickUnit} instance.
 *
 * @since 1.0.13
 */
public class DateTickUnitType implements Serializable {

    /** Year. */
    public static final DateTickUnitType YEAR
            = new DateTickUnitType("DateTickUnitType.YEAR", Calendar.YEAR);

    /** Month. */
    public static final DateTickUnitType MONTH
            = new DateTickUnitType("DateTickUnitType.MONTH", Calendar.MONTH);

    /** Day. */
    public static final DateTickUnitType DAY
            = new DateTickUnitType("DateTickUnitType.DAY", Calendar.DATE);


    /** Hour. */
    public static final DateTickUnitType HOUR
            = new DateTickUnitType("DateTickUnitType.HOUR",
                    Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);

    /** Minute. */
    public static final DateTickUnitType MINUTE
            = new DateTickUnitType("DateTickUnitType.MINUTE", Calendar.MINUTE);

    /** Second. */
    public static final DateTickUnitType SECOND
            = new DateTickUnitType("DateTickUnitType.SECOND", Calendar.SECOND);

    /** Millisecond. */
    public static final DateTickUnitType MILLISECOND
            = new DateTickUnitType("DateTickUnitType.MILLISECOND",
                    Calendar.MILLISECOND);

    /** The name. */
    private String name;

    /** The corresponding field value in Java's Calendar class. */
    private int calendarField;

    /**
     * Private constructor.
     *
     * @param name  the name.
     * @param calendarField  the calendar field.
     */
    private DateTickUnitType(String name, int calendarField) {
        this.name = name;
        this.calendarField = calendarField;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the calendar field.
     *
     * @return The calendar field.
     */
    public int getCalendarField() {
        return this.calendarField;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representing the object.
     *
     * @return The string.
     */
    public String toString() {
        return this.name;
    }

    /**
     * Returns <code>true</code> if this object is equal to the specified
     * object, and <code>false</code> otherwise.
     *
     * @param obj  the other object.
     *
     * @return A boolean.
     */
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj) {
            return true;
        }
        if (!(obj instanceof DateTickUnitType)) {
            return false;
        }
        DateTickUnitType t = (DateTickUnitType) obj;
        if (!this.name.equals(t.toString())) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Ensures that serialization returns the unique instances.
     *
     * @return The object.
     *
     * @throws ObjectStreamException if there is a problem.
     */
    private Object readResolve() throws ObjectStreamException {
        if (this.equals(DateTickUnitType.YEAR)) {
            return DateTickUnitType.YEAR;
        }
        else if (this.equals(DateTickUnitType.MONTH)) {
            return DateTickUnitType.MONTH;
        }
        else if (this.equals(DateTickUnitType.DAY)) {
            return DateTickUnitType.DAY;
        }
        else if (this.equals(DateTickUnitType.HOUR)) {
            return DateTickUnitType.HOUR;
        }
        else if (this.equals(DateTickUnitType.MINUTE)) {
            return DateTickUnitType.MINUTE;
        }
        else if (this.equals(DateTickUnitType.SECOND)) {
            return DateTickUnitType.SECOND;
        }
        else if (this.equals(DateTickUnitType.MILLISECOND)) {
            return DateTickUnitType.MILLISECOND;
        }
        return null;
    }

}