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/* VolatileImage.java -- a hardware-accelerated image buffer
Copyright (C) 2002, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GNU Classpath.
GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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package java.awt.image;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.Transparency;
import java.awt.ImageCapabilities;
/**
* VolatileImage represents a hardware-accelerated graphics buffer.
* The native graphics system may free or damage the resources
* occupied by a VolatileImage at any time. As such, one must
* frequently check the "validity" of the image buffer's resources.
*
* A volatile image's "validity" depends on multiple factors. Its
* resources may have become unavailble in which case you must
* reallocate them. If you move the image from one output device to
* another, you may need to recreate the image's resources if the new
* output device's capabilities don't match the old one's. Finally,
* if the contents of the image's buffer have been damaged you must
* re-render the image.
*
* VolatileImages should always be created using either
* Component.createVolatileImage or
* GraphicsConfiguration.createCompatibleVolatileImage.
*/
public abstract class VolatileImage extends Image
implements Transparency
{
/**
* One of validate's possible return values. Indicates that the
* image buffer matches its graphics configuration's capabilities
* and that its resources are initialized and ready to be drawn
* into. Also implies that any existing image rendered to the
* buffer is intact and need not be re-rendered.
*/
public static final int IMAGE_OK = 0;
/**
* One of validate's possible return values. Indicates that the
* image buffer has been restored, meaning that it is valid and
* ready-to-use but that its previous contents have been lost. This
* return value implies that the image needs to be re-rendered.
*/
public static final int IMAGE_RESTORED = 1;
/**
* One of validate's possible return values. Indicates that the
* image buffer type is unsupported by the current graphics
* configuration. The graphics configuration may have changed, for
* example if the image moved from one output device to another.
* This return value implies that the image buffer's resources
* should be re-acquired.
*/
public static final int IMAGE_INCOMPATIBLE = 2;
/**
* This image's transparency type. One of Transparency.BITMASK,
* Transparency.OPAQUE or Transparency.TRANSLUCENT.
*
* @since 1.5
*/
protected int transparency;
/**
* Default constructor. VolatileImages should not be created
* directly. Rather, you should use Component.createVolatileImage
* or GraphicsConfiguration.createCompatibleVolatileImage.
*/
public VolatileImage()
{
}
/**
* Returns an image representing the current state of the volatile
* image buffer. The returned image is static meaning that it is
* not updated after being created. It is a snapshot of the
* volatile image buffer at the time getSnapshot is called.
*
* This method, which reads pixels from the volatile image buffer,
* may be less-performant than methods that write pixels since
* VolatileImages are typically optimized for writing.
*
* @return a BufferedImage representing this VolatileImage
*/
public abstract BufferedImage getSnapshot();
/**
* Returns the width of this image buffer.
*
* @return the width of this VolatileImage
*/
public abstract int getWidth();
/**
* Returns the height of this image buffer.
*
* @return the height of this VolatileImage
*/
public abstract int getHeight();
/**
* Calling this method is equivalent to calling
* getSnapshot().getSource(). The ImageProducer produces pixels
* from the BufferedImage snapshot and not from the VolatileImage
* itself. Thus, changes to the VolatileImage that occur after this
* ImageProducer has been retrieved will not be reflected in the
* produced pixels.
*
* This method, which reads pixels from the volatile image buffer,
* may be less-performant than methods that write pixels since
* VolatileImages are typically optimized for writing.
*
* @return an ImageProducer for a static BufferedImage snapshot of
* this image buffer
*/
public ImageProducer getSource()
{
return getSnapshot().getSource();
}
/**
* Releases the system resources taken by this image.
*/
public void flush()
{
}
/**
* Returns a Graphics2D object that can be used to draw onto this
* image. This method is present for backwards-compatibility. It
* simply returns the result of createGraphics.
*
* @return a Graphics2D object that can be used to draw onto this
* image
*/
public Graphics getGraphics()
{
return createGraphics();
}
/**
* Returns a Graphics2D object that can be used to draw onto this
* image.
*
* @return a Graphics2D object that can be used to draw onto this
* image
*/
public abstract Graphics2D createGraphics();
/**
* Validates and restores this image. If the image buffer has
* become unavailable for further use since the last call to
* validate, validate will allocate a new image buffer. The image
* is also "validated" against the GraphicsConfiguration parameter.
*
* "Validating" the image means checking that the capabilities it
* requires of the output device are indeed supported by the given
* output device. If the image's characteristics, which can be
* highly output device-specific, are not supported by the graphics
* configuration, then IMAGE_INCOMPATIBLE will be returned. This
* can happen, for example, if this image was created on one output
* device, then validated against a different output device with
* different capabilities. Calling validate with a NULL gc argument
* causes validate to skip the validation test.
*
* @param gc graphics configuration against which to validate or
* NULL
*
* @return a code indicating the result of validation. One of:
* <ul>
* <li><code>IMAGE_OK</code> if the image did not need to be
* validated and didn't need to be restored</li>
* <li><code>IMAGE_RESTORED</code> if the image may need to be
* re-rendered.</li>
* <li><code>IMAGE_INCOMPATIBLE</code> if this image's
* requirements are not fulfilled by the graphics configuration
* parameter. This implies that you need to create a new
* VolatileImage for the different GraphicsConfiguration or
* Component. This return value implies nothing about whether the
* image is valid or needs to be re-rendered.</li>
* </ul>
*/
public abstract int validate(GraphicsConfiguration gc);
/**
* Returns true if the contents of the image buffer have been
* damaged or if the image buffer's resources have been reclaimed by
* the graphics system. You should call this method after a series
* of rendering operations to or from the image, to see if the image
* buffer needs to be revalidated or the image re-rendered.
*
* @return true if the validate should be called, false otherwise
*/
public abstract boolean contentsLost();
/**
* Returns the capabilities of this image buffer.
*
* @return the capabilities of this image buffer
*/
public abstract ImageCapabilities getCapabilities();
/**
* Returns the transparency type of this image.
*
* @return Transparency.OPAQUE, Transparency.BITMASK or
* Transparency.TRANSLUCENT
*/
public int getTransparency()
{
return transparency;
}
}