## org.jfree.chart.renderer
Class OutlierListCollection

    java.lang.Object
      org.jfree.chart.renderer.OutlierListCollection

public class OutlierListCollection
extends java.lang.Object

A collection of outlier lists for a box and whisker plot. Each collection is associated with a single box and whisker entity. Outliers are grouped in lists for each entity. Lists contain one or more outliers, determined by whether overlaps have occurred. Overlapping outliers are grouped in the same list.

Author:
  David Browning
See Also:
  `OutlierList`

Constructor Summary
`OutlierListCollection()` Creates a new empty collection.

Method Summary
`boolean` `add(Outlier outlier)` Appends the specified element as a new `OutlierList` to the end of this list if it does not overlap an outlier in an existing list.
`protected boolean` `isHighFarOut()` A flag to indicate the presence of one or more far out values at the top end of the range.
`protected boolean` `isLowFarOut()` A flag to indicate the presence of one or more far out values at the bottom end of the range.
`java.util.Iterator` `iterator()` Returns an iterator for the outlier lists.
`protected void` `setHighFarOut(boolean farOut)` Sets the flag that indicates the presence of one or more far out values at the top end of the range.
`protected void` `setLowFarOut(boolean farOut)` Sets the flag that indicates the presence of one or more far out values at the bottom end of the range.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### OutlierListCollection

    public OutlierListCollection()

  Creates a new empty collection.

Method Detail

### isHighFarOut

    protected boolean isHighFarOut()

  A flag to indicate the presence of one or more far out values at the top end of the range.

  Returns:
    A `boolean`.

### setHighFarOut

    protected void setHighFarOut(boolean farOut)

  Sets the flag that indicates the presence of one or more far out values at the top end of the range.

  Parameters:
    `farOut` - the flag.

### isLowFarOut

    protected boolean isLowFarOut()

  A flag to indicate the presence of one or more far out values at the bottom end of the range.

  Returns:
    A `boolean`.

### setLowFarOut

    protected void setLowFarOut(boolean farOut)

  Sets the flag that indicates the presence of one or more far out values at the bottom end of the range.

  Parameters:
    `farOut` - the flag.

### add

    public boolean add(Outlier outlier)

  Appends the specified element as a new `OutlierList` to the end of this list if it does not overlap an outlier in an existing list. If it does overlap, it is appended to the outlier list which it overlaps and that list is updated.

  Parameters:
    `outlier` - element to be appended to this list.
  Returns:
    `true` (as per the general contract of Collection.add).

### iterator

    public java.util.Iterator iterator()

  Returns an iterator for the outlier lists.

  Returns:
    An iterator.