Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

Uses of Class
java.awt.Image

Packages that use Image
java.applet Provides the classes necessary to create an applet and the classes an applet uses to communicate with its applet context. 
java.awt Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images. 
java.awt.dnd Drag and Drop is a direct manipulation gesture found in many Graphical User Interface systems that provides a mechanism to transfer information between two entities logically associated with presentation elements in the GUI. 
java.awt.font Provides classes and interface relating to fonts. 
java.awt.im.spi Provides interfaces that enable the development of input methods that can be used with any Java runtime environment. 
java.awt.image Provides classes for creating and modifying images. 
java.beans Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeansTM architecture. 
javax.swing Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms. 
javax.swing.text.html Provides the class HTMLEditorKit and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors. 
 

Uses of Image in java.applet
 

Methods in java.applet that return Image
 Image Applet.getImage(URL url)
          Returns an Image object that can then be painted on the screen.
 Image AppletContext.getImage(URL url)
          Returns an Image object that can then be painted on the screen.
 Image Applet.getImage(URL url, String name)
          Returns an Image object that can then be painted on the screen.
 

Uses of Image in java.awt
 

Fields in java.awt declared as Image
protected  Image Component.FlipBufferStrategy.drawBuffer
          The drawing buffer
 

Methods in java.awt that return Image
 Image Toolkit.createImage(byte[] imagedata)
          Creates an image which decodes the image stored in the specified byte array.
abstract  Image Toolkit.createImage(byte[] imagedata, int imageoffset, int imagelength)
          Creates an image which decodes the image stored in the specified byte array, and at the specified offset and length.
 Image Component.createImage(ImageProducer producer)
          Creates an image from the specified image producer.
abstract  Image Toolkit.createImage(ImageProducer producer)
          Creates an image with the specified image producer.
 Image Component.createImage(int width, int height)
          Creates an off-screen drawable image to be used for double buffering.
abstract  Image Toolkit.createImage(String filename)
          Returns an image which gets pixel data from the specified file.
abstract  Image Toolkit.createImage(URL url)
          Returns an image which gets pixel data from the specified URL.
protected  Image Component.FlipBufferStrategy.getBackBuffer()
           
 Image Frame.getIconImage()
          Returns the image to be displayed as the icon for this frame.
 Image TrayIcon.getImage()
          Returns the current image used for this TrayIcon.
abstract  Image Toolkit.getImage(String filename)
          Returns an image which gets pixel data from the specified file, whose format can be either GIF, JPEG or PNG.
abstract  Image Toolkit.getImage(URL url)
          Returns an image which gets pixel data from the specified URL.
 Image Image.getScaledInstance(int width, int height, int hints)
          Creates a scaled version of this image.
 

Methods in java.awt that return types with arguments of type Image
 List<Image> Window.getIconImages()
          Returns the sequence of images to be displayed as the icon for this window.
 

Methods in java.awt with parameters of type Image
 void MediaTracker.addImage(Image image, int id)
          Adds an image to the list of images being tracked by this media tracker.
 void MediaTracker.addImage(Image image, int id, int w, int h)
          Adds a scaled image to the list of images being tracked by this media tracker.
 int Component.checkImage(Image image, ImageObserver observer)
          Returns the status of the construction of a screen representation of the specified image.
 int Component.checkImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)
          Returns the status of the construction of a screen representation of the specified image.
abstract  int Toolkit.checkImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)
          Indicates the construction status of a specified image that is being prepared for display.
 Cursor Toolkit.createCustomCursor(Image cursor, Point hotSpot, String name)
          Creates a new custom cursor object.
abstract  boolean Graphics2D.drawImage(Image img, AffineTransform xform, ImageObserver obs)
          Renders an image, applying a transform from image space into user space before drawing.
abstract  boolean Graphics.drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)
          Draws as much of the specified image as is currently available.
abstract  boolean Graphics.drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, ImageObserver observer)
          Draws as much of the specified image as is currently available.
abstract  boolean Graphics.drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, int width, int height, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)
          Draws as much of the specified image as has already been scaled to fit inside the specified rectangle.
abstract  boolean Graphics.drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)
          Draws as much of the specified image as has already been scaled to fit inside the specified rectangle.
abstract  boolean Graphics.drawImage(Image img, int dx1, int dy1, int dx2, int dy2, int sx1, int sy1, int sx2, int sy2, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)
          Draws as much of the specified area of the specified image as is currently available, scaling it on the fly to fit inside the specified area of the destination drawable surface.
abstract  boolean Graphics.drawImage(Image img, int dx1, int dy1, int dx2, int dy2, int sx1, int sy1, int sx2, int sy2, ImageObserver observer)
          Draws as much of the specified area of the specified image as is currently available, scaling it on the fly to fit inside the specified area of the destination drawable surface.
 boolean Component.imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h)
          Repaints the component when the image has changed.
 boolean Component.prepareImage(Image image, ImageObserver observer)
          Prepares an image for rendering on this component.
 boolean Component.prepareImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)
          Prepares an image for rendering on this component at the specified width and height.
abstract  boolean Toolkit.prepareImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)
          Prepares an image for rendering.
 void MediaTracker.removeImage(Image image)
          Removes the specified image from this media tracker.
 void MediaTracker.removeImage(Image image, int id)
          Removes the specified image from the specified tracking ID of this media tracker.
 void MediaTracker.removeImage(Image image, int id, int width, int height)
          Removes the specified image with the specified width, height, and ID from this media tracker.
 void Window.setIconImage(Image image)
          Sets the image to be displayed as the icon for this window.
 void Frame.setIconImage(Image image)
          Sets the image to be displayed as the icon for this window.
 void TrayIcon.setImage(Image image)
          Sets the image for this TrayIcon.
 

Method parameters in java.awt with type arguments of type Image
 void Window.setIconImages(List<? extends Image> icons)
          Sets the sequence of images to be displayed as the icon for this window.
 

Constructors in java.awt with parameters of type Image
TrayIcon(Image image)
          Creates a TrayIcon with the specified image.
TrayIcon(Image image, String tooltip)
          Creates a TrayIcon with the specified image and tooltip text.
TrayIcon(Image image, String tooltip, PopupMenu popup)
          Creates a TrayIcon with the specified image, tooltip and popup menu.
 

Uses of Image in java.awt.dnd
 

Methods in java.awt.dnd with parameters of type Image
protected  DragSourceContext DragSource.createDragSourceContext(java.awt.dnd.peer.DragSourceContextPeer dscp, DragGestureEvent dgl, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point imageOffset, Transferable t, DragSourceListener dsl)
          Creates the DragSourceContext to handle this drag.
 void DragGestureEvent.startDrag(Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point imageOffset, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl)
          Start the drag given the initial Cursor to display, a drag Image, the offset of the Image, the Transferable object, and the DragSourceListener to use.
 void DragSource.startDrag(DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point dragOffset, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl)
          Start a drag, given the DragGestureEvent that initiated the drag, the initial Cursor to use, the Image to drag, the offset of the Image origin from the hotspot of the Cursor at the instant of the trigger, the subject data of the drag, and the DragSourceListener.
 void DragSource.startDrag(DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point imageOffset, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl, FlavorMap flavorMap)
          Start a drag, given the DragGestureEvent that initiated the drag, the initial Cursor to use, the Image to drag, the offset of the Image origin from the hotspot of the Cursor at the instant of the trigger, the Transferable subject data of the drag, the DragSourceListener, and the FlavorMap.
 

Constructors in java.awt.dnd with parameters of type Image
DragSourceContext(java.awt.dnd.peer.DragSourceContextPeer dscp, DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point offset, Transferable t, DragSourceListener dsl)
          Called from DragSource, this constructor creates a new DragSourceContext given the DragSourceContextPeer for this Drag, the DragGestureEvent that triggered the Drag, the initial Cursor to use for the Drag, an (optional) Image to display while the Drag is taking place, the offset of the Image origin from the hotspot at the instant of the triggering event, the Transferable subject data, and the DragSourceListener to use during the Drag and Drop operation.
 

Uses of Image in java.awt.font
 

Constructors in java.awt.font with parameters of type Image
ImageGraphicAttribute(Image image, int alignment)
          Constucts an ImageGraphicAttribute from the specified Image.
ImageGraphicAttribute(Image image, int alignment, float originX, float originY)
          Constructs an ImageGraphicAttribute from the specified Image.
 

Uses of Image in java.awt.im.spi
 

Methods in java.awt.im.spi that return Image
 Image InputMethodDescriptor.getInputMethodIcon(Locale inputLocale)
          Returns an icon for the corresponding input method.
 

Uses of Image in java.awt.image
 

Subclasses of Image in java.awt.image
 class BufferedImage
          The BufferedImage subclass describes an Image with an accessible buffer of image data.
 class VolatileImage
          VolatileImage is an image which can lose its contents at any time due to circumstances beyond the control of the application (e.g., situations caused by the operating system or by other applications).
 

Methods in java.awt.image with parameters of type Image
 boolean ImageObserver.imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int width, int height)
          This method is called when information about an image which was previously requested using an asynchronous interface becomes available.
 

Constructors in java.awt.image with parameters of type Image
PixelGrabber(Image img, int x, int y, int w, int h, boolean forceRGB)
          Create a PixelGrabber object to grab the (x, y, w, h) rectangular section of pixels from the specified image.
PixelGrabber(Image img, int x, int y, int w, int h, int[] pix, int off, int scansize)
          Create a PixelGrabber object to grab the (x, y, w, h) rectangular section of pixels from the specified image into the given array.
 

Uses of Image in java.beans
 

Methods in java.beans that return Image
 Image SimpleBeanInfo.getIcon(int iconKind)
          Claim there are no icons available.
 Image BeanInfo.getIcon(int iconKind)
          This method returns an image object that can be used to represent the bean in toolboxes, toolbars, etc.
 Image SimpleBeanInfo.loadImage(String resourceName)
          This is a utility method to help in loading icon images.
 

Uses of Image in javax.swing
 

Fields in javax.swing declared as Image
protected  Image JViewport.backingStoreImage
          The view image used for a backing store.
 

Methods in javax.swing that return Image
static Image GrayFilter.createDisabledImage(Image i)
          Creates a disabled image
 Image ImageIcon.getImage()
          Returns this icon's Image.
 Image RepaintManager.getOffscreenBuffer(Component c, int proposedWidth, int proposedHeight)
          Return the offscreen buffer that should be used as a double buffer with the component c.
 Image RepaintManager.getVolatileOffscreenBuffer(Component c, int proposedWidth, int proposedHeight)
          Return a volatile offscreen buffer that should be used as a double buffer with the specified component c.
 

Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type Image
static Image GrayFilter.createDisabledImage(Image i)
          Creates a disabled image
 boolean DebugGraphics.drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)
          Overrides Graphics.drawImage.
 boolean DebugGraphics.drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, ImageObserver observer)
          Overrides Graphics.drawImage.
 boolean DebugGraphics.drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, int width, int height, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)
          Overrides Graphics.drawImage.
 boolean DebugGraphics.drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)
          Overrides Graphics.drawImage.
 boolean DebugGraphics.drawImage(Image img, int dx1, int dy1, int dx2, int dy2, int sx1, int sy1, int sx2, int sy2, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)
          Overrides Graphics.drawImage.
 boolean DebugGraphics.drawImage(Image img, int dx1, int dy1, int dx2, int dy2, int sx1, int sy1, int sx2, int sy2, ImageObserver observer)
          Overrides Graphics.drawImage.
 boolean JLabel.imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h)
          This is overridden to return false if the current Icon's Image is not equal to the passed in Image img.
 boolean AbstractButton.imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h)
          This is overridden to return false if the current Icon's Image is not equal to the passed in Image img.
protected  void ImageIcon.loadImage(Image image)
          Loads the image, returning only when the image is loaded.
 void JFrame.setIconImage(Image image)
          Sets the image to be displayed as the icon for this window.
 void ImageIcon.setImage(Image image)
          Sets the image displayed by this icon.
 

Constructors in javax.swing with parameters of type Image
ImageIcon(Image image)
          Creates an ImageIcon from an image object.
ImageIcon(Image image, String description)
          Creates an ImageIcon from the image.
 

Uses of Image in javax.swing.text.html
 

Methods in javax.swing.text.html that return Image
 Image ImageView.getImage()
          Returns the image to render.
 


Java™ Platform
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