Type (Charba - J2CL and GWT charts library based on CHART.JS)

All Superinterfaces:

Key

All Known Implementing Classes:

ChartType, ControllerType
```
public interface Type
extends Key
```
Interface to map the type and scale type of a chart.

Author:

Andrea "Stock" Stocchero

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <T extends Type> T`	`checkAndGetIfValid(T type)`	Checks if type passed as argument is not `null` and its scale type is not `null` as well. If not, throw a `IllegalArgumentException`, otherwise it returns the key.
`static void`	`checkIfValid(Type type)`	Checks if type passed as argument is not `null` and its scale type is not `null` as well. If not, throw a `IllegalArgumentException`.
`static boolean`	`isValid(Type type)`	Returns `true` if type passed as argument is not `null` and its scale type is not `null` as well.
`ScaleType`	`scaleType()`	Returns the scale type of the chart.

Methods inherited from interface org.pepstock.charba.client.commons.Key
value

- Method Detail
  - isValid
```
static boolean isValid(Type type)
```
    Returns true if type passed as argument is not null and its scale type is not null as well.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - type to be checked
    
    Returns:
    
    true if type passed as argument is not null and its scale type is not null as well.
  - checkIfValid
```
static void checkIfValid(Type type)
```
    Checks if type passed as argument is not null and its scale type is not null as well.
    If not, throw a IllegalArgumentException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - type to be checked
  - checkAndGetIfValid
```
static <T extends Type> T checkAndGetIfValid(T type)
```
    Checks if type passed as argument is not null and its scale type is not null as well.
    If not, throw a IllegalArgumentException, otherwise it returns the key.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of chart type
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - type to be checked
    
    Returns:
    
    the same key passed as argument
  - scaleType
```
ScaleType scaleType()
```
    Returns the scale type of the chart.
    
    Returns:
    
    the scale type of the chart.