afreechart/src/main/java/org/afree/chart/axis/DateAxis.java
/**
     * Translates a date to Java2D coordinates, based on the range displayed by
     * this axis for the specified data area.
     *
     * @param date  the date.
     * @param area  the RectShape (in Java2D space) where the data is to be
     *              plotted.
     * @param edge  the axis location.
     *
     * @return The coordinate corresponding to the supplied date.
     */
Translates a date to Java2D coordinates, based on the range displayed by
this axis for the specified data area.

@param date  the date.
@param area  the RectShape (in Java2D space) where the data is to be
plotted.
@param edge  the axis location.

@return The coordinate corresponding to the supplied date.
Translates a date to Java2D coordinates based on the range displayed by this axis for the specified data area . @param date the date . @param area the RectShape ( in Java2D space ) where the data is to be plotted . @param edge the axis location . @return The coordinate corresponding to the supplied date .
public double dateToJava2D(Date date, RectShape area,
                               RectangleEdge edge) {
        double value = date.getTime();
        return valueToJava2D(value, area, edge);
    }
public double dateToJava2D ( Date date , RectShape area , RectangleEdge edge ) { double value = date . getTime ( ) ; return valueToJava2D ( value , area , edge ) ; }
Translates a date to Java2D coordinates, based on the range displayed by
 this axis for the specified data area.
Translates a date to Java2D coordinates based on the range displayed by this axis for the specified data area .