Constructor Detail

• ImageUtilities

  public ImageUtilities()

Method Detail

• createCompatibleImage

  public static BufferedImage createCompatibleImage​(int width,
                                                    int height)

  Creates an image compatible with the current display

  Returns:

  A BufferedImage with the appropriate color model

• loadCompatibleImage

  public static BufferedImage loadCompatibleImage​(String imageURL)

  Loads an image in a format compatible with the current display

  Returns:

  A BufferedImage with the appropriate color model

• scaledImage

  public static BufferedImage scaledImage​(BufferedImage image,
                                          int width,
                                          int height)

  Produces a resized image that is of the given dimensions

  Parameters:

  image - The original image

  width - The desired width

  height - The desired height

  Returns:

  The new BufferedImage

• copyImage

  public static BufferedImage copyImage​(BufferedImage image)

  Produces a copy of the supplied image

  Parameters:

  image - The original image

  Returns:

  The new BufferedImage

• renderTextToImage

  public static BufferedImage renderTextToImage​(Font font,
                                                Color textColor,
                                                String text,
                                                int width)

  Renders a paragraph of text (line breaks ignored) to an image (created and returned).

  Parameters:

  font - The font to use

  textColor - The color of the text

  text - The message

  width - The width the text should be limited to

  Returns:

  An image with the text rendered into it

• renderTextToImage

  public static BufferedImage renderTextToImage​(Font font,
                                                Color textColor,
                                                String[] text,
                                                int width)

  Renders multiple paragraphs of text in an array to an image (created and returned).

  Parameters:

  font - The font to use

  textColor - The color of the text

  text - The message in an array of strings (one paragraph in each

  width - The width the text should be limited to

  Returns:

  An image with the text rendered into it

• renderComponentToImage

  public static BufferedImage renderComponentToImage​(JComponent component)

  Renders a component into an image, which is useful for playing with the component's resultant image in special effects or transitions

  Parameters:

  component - The component to render

  Returns:

  A buffered image with the rendered component.