Class GraphicsUtils

java.lang.Object

com.orsonpdf.util.GraphicsUtils

public class GraphicsUtils
extends Object

Utility methods for shapes and images.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
private	GraphicsUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static BufferedImage	convertRenderedImage(RenderedImage img)	Converts a rendered image to a BufferedImage.
static Shape	copyOf(Shape shape)	Returns a shape that is more or less equivalent to the supplied shape.
static GeneralPath	createPolygon(int[] xPoints, int[] yPoints, int nPoints, boolean close)	Creates a polygon for from the specified x and y coordinates.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

GraphicsUtils

private GraphicsUtils()

Method Details

copyOf

public static Shape copyOf(Shape shape)

Returns a shape that is more or less equivalent to the supplied shape.

Parameters:

shape - the shape (null not permitted).

Returns:

A copy of the shape (it may not be the same class).

createPolygon

public static GeneralPath createPolygon(int[] xPoints,
 int[] yPoints,
 int nPoints,
 boolean close)

Creates a polygon for from the specified x and y coordinates.

Parameters:

xPoints - the x-points.

yPoints - the y-points.

nPoints - the number of points to use for the polyline.

close - closed?

Returns:

A polygon.

convertRenderedImage

public static BufferedImage convertRenderedImage(RenderedImage img)

Converts a rendered image to a BufferedImage. This utility method has come from a forum post by Jim Moore at:

http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=114602

Parameters:

img - the rendered image.

Returns:

A buffered image.