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 *
 * --------------------------
 * SeriesRenderingOrder.java
 * --------------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  Eric Thomas (www.isti.com);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * Changes:
 * --------
 * 21-Apr-2005 : Version 1 contributed by Eric Thomas (ET);
 *
 */

package org.jfree.chart.plot;

import java.io.ObjectStreamException;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Defines the tokens that indicate the rendering order for series in a
 * {@link org.jfree.chart.plot.XYPlot}.
 */
public final class SeriesRenderingOrder implements Serializable {

    /** For serialization. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 209336477448807735L;
    
    /**
     * Render series in the order 0, 1, 2, ..., N-1, where N is the number
     * of series.
     */
    public static final SeriesRenderingOrder FORWARD
        = new SeriesRenderingOrder("SeriesRenderingOrder.FORWARD");

    /**
     * Render series in the order N-1, N-2, ..., 2, 1, 0, where N is the
     * number of series.
     */
    public static final SeriesRenderingOrder REVERSE
        = new SeriesRenderingOrder("SeriesRenderingOrder.REVERSE");

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

    /**
     * Private constructor.
     *
     * @param name  the name.
     */
    private SeriesRenderingOrder(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representing the object.
     *
     * @return The string (never <code>null</code>).
     */
    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 SeriesRenderingOrder)) {
            return false;
        }

        SeriesRenderingOrder order = (SeriesRenderingOrder) obj;
        if (!this.name.equals(order.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(SeriesRenderingOrder.FORWARD)) {
            return SeriesRenderingOrder.FORWARD;
        }
        else if (this.equals(SeriesRenderingOrder.REVERSE)) {
            return SeriesRenderingOrder.REVERSE;
        }
        return null;
    }

}
