java.awt
Interface Transparency

All Known Subinterfaces:

Paint

All Known Implementing Classes:

Color, ColorModel, GradientPaint, TexturePaint

public interface Transparency

The Transparency interface defines the common transparency modes for implementing classes.

Field Summary

static int	BITMASK Represents image data that is guaranteed to be either completely opaque, with an alpha value of 1.0, or completely transparent, with an alpha value of 0.0.
static int	OPAQUE Represents image data that is guaranteed to be completely opaque, meaning that all pixels have an alpha value of 1.0.
static int	TRANSLUCENT Represents image data that contains or might contain arbitrary alpha values between and including 0.0 and 1.0.

Method Summary

int	getTransparency() Returns the type of this Transparency.

Field Detail

OPAQUE

public static final int OPAQUE

Represents image data that is guaranteed to be completely opaque, meaning that all pixels have an alpha value of 1.0.

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Constant Field Values

BITMASK

public static final int BITMASK

Represents image data that is guaranteed to be either completely opaque, with an alpha value of 1.0, or completely transparent, with an alpha value of 0.0.

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Constant Field Values

TRANSLUCENT

public static final int TRANSLUCENT

Represents image data that contains or might contain arbitrary alpha values between and including 0.0 and 1.0.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getTransparency

public int getTransparency()

Returns the type of this Transparency.

Returns:

the field type of this Transparency, which is either OPAQUE, BITMASK or TRANSLUCENT.