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AlphaComposite
public interface Composite
TheComposite
interface, along withCompositeContext
, defines the methods to compose a draw primitive with the underlying graphics area. After theComposite
is set in theGraphics2D
context, it combines a shape, text, or an image being rendered with the colors that have already been rendered according to pre-defined rules. The classes implementing this interface provide the rules and a method to create the context for a particular operation.CompositeContext
is an environment used by the compositing operation, which is created by theGraphics2D
prior to the start of the operation.CompositeContext
contains private information and resources needed for a compositing operation. When theCompositeContext
is no longer needed, theGraphics2D
object disposes of it in order to reclaim resources allocated for the operation.Instances of classes implementing
Composite
must be immutable because theGraphics2D
does not clone these objects when they are set as an attribute with thesetComposite
method or when theGraphics2D
object is cloned. This is to avoid undefined rendering behavior ofGraphics2D
, resulting from the modification of theComposite
object after it has been set in theGraphics2D
context.Since this interface must expose the contents of pixels on the target device or image to potentially arbitrary code, the use of custom objects which implement this interface when rendering directly to a screen device is governed by the
readDisplayPixels
AWTPermission
. The permission check will occur when such a custom object is passed to thesetComposite
method of aGraphics2D
retrieved from aComponent
.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description CompositeContext
createContext(ColorModel srcColorModel, ColorModel dstColorModel, RenderingHints hints)
Creates a context containing state that is used to perform the compositing operation.
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Method Detail
createContext
CompositeContext createContext(ColorModel srcColorModel, ColorModel dstColorModel, RenderingHints hints)
Creates a context containing state that is used to perform the compositing operation. In a multi-threaded environment, several contexts can exist simultaneously for a singleComposite
object.- Parameters:
srcColorModel
- theColorModel
of the sourcedstColorModel
- theColorModel
of the destinationhints
- the hint that the context object uses to choose between rendering alternatives- Returns:
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the
CompositeContext
object used to perform the compositing operation.
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