README.md

Description
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XChart is a charting API for Java. While several charting APIs already
exist, most of them require a steep learning curve and the code base
is bloated, full of too many "features" and/or very outdated. 
Inspired by SWTCharts, simplicity is prioritized over everything else 
so you can quickly make a plot and move on. XCharts can be used in
your Swing, Java EE, and Java SE applications. If you're looking for
a Java charting API that is easy to use and does not need every feature
under the sun, XChart is for you.

Getting Started
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Non-Maven
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Download Jar: http://xeiam.com/xchart.jsp

Maven
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The XChart artifacts are currently hosted on the Xeiam Nexus repository here:

    <repositories>
      <repository>
        <id>xchange-release</id>
        <releases/>
        <url>http://nexus.xeiam.com/content/repositories/releases</url>
      </repository>
      <repository>
        <id>xchange-snapshot</id>
        <snapshots/>
        <url>http://nexus.xeiam.com/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
      </repository>
    </repositories>
  
Add this to dependencies in pom.xml:

    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.xeiam</groupId>
      <artifactId>xchart</artifactId>
      <version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </dependency>

Building
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mvn clean package  
mvn javadoc:javadoc