erland.util
Interface ImageCreatorInterface

public interface ImageCreatorInterface

Defines an interface for objects implementing image creation

Author:

Erland Isaksson

Method Summary

Image	createCompatibleImage(int width, int height, int transparency) Creates a new Image with the specified size and transparency
Image	createImage() Creates a new Image with the size of the screen
Image	createImage(int width, int height) Creates a new Image with the specified size
Image	createVolatileImage() Creates a new VolatieImage with the size of the screen
Image	createVolatileImage(Image image) Creates a new VolatileImage and copies the specified image to it
Image	createVolatileImage(int width, int height) Creates a new VolatileImage with the specified size

Method Detail

createImage

Image createImage()

Creates a new Image with the size of the screen

Returns:

An Image object

createVolatileImage

Image createVolatileImage()

Creates a new VolatieImage with the size of the screen

Returns:

An Image object

createImage

Image createImage(int width,
                  int height)

Creates a new Image with the specified size

Parameters:

width - The width of the image

height - The height of the image

Returns:

An Image object

createCompatibleImage

Image createCompatibleImage(int width,
                            int height,
                            int transparency)

Creates a new Image with the specified size and transparency

Parameters:

width - The width of the image

height - The height of the image

transparency - Indicates the type of transparency

Returns:

An Image object

createVolatileImage

Image createVolatileImage(int width,
                          int height)

Creates a new VolatileImage with the specified size

Parameters:

width - The width of the image

height - The height of the image

Returns:

An Image object

createVolatileImage

Image createVolatileImage(Image image)

Creates a new VolatileImage and copies the specified image to it

Parameters:

image - The image to copy

Returns:

An image object