public double dateToJava2D(Date date,Rectangle2D area,RectangleEdge edge){
  double value=date.getTime();
  return valueToJava2D(value,area,edge);
}

public double dateToJava2D ( Date date , Rectangle2D 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 .
