org.apache.batik.util.awt
Class LinearGradientPaint

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.batik.util.awt.MultipleGradientPaint
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        +--org.apache.batik.util.awt.LinearGradientPaint
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.awt.Paint, java.awt.Transparency

public final class LinearGradientPaint
extends org.apache.batik.util.awt.MultipleGradientPaint

The LinearGradientPaint class provides a way to fill a Shape with a linear color gradient pattern. The user may specify 2 or more gradient colors, and this paint will provide an interpolation between each color. The user also specifies start and end points which define where in user space the color gradient should begin and end.

The user must provide an array of floats specifying how to distribute the colors along the gradient. These values should range from 0.0 to 1.0 and act like keyframes along the gradient (they mark where the gradient should be exactly a particular color).

For example:

Point2D start = new Point2D.Float(0, 0);
Point2D end = new Point2D.Float(100,100);
float[] dist = {0.0, 0.2, 1.0};
Color[] colors = {Color.red, Color.white, Color.blue};
LinearGradientPaint p = new LinearGradientPaint(start, end, dist, colors);

This code will create a LinearGradientPaint which interpolates between red and white for the first 20% of the gradient and between white and blue for the remaining 80%.

In the event that the user does not set the first keyframe value equal to 0 and the last keyframe value equal to 1, keyframes will be created at these positions and the first and last colors will be replicated there. So, if a user specifies the following arrays to construct a gradient:
{Color.blue, Color.red}, {.3, .7}
this will be converted to a gradient with the following keyframes: {Color.blue, Color.blue, Color.red, Color.red}, {0, .3, .7, 1}

The user may also select what action the LinearGradientPaint should take when filling color outside the start and end points. If no cycle method is specified, NO_CYCLE will be chosen by default, so the endpoint colors will be used to fill the remaining area.

The following image demonstrates the options NO_CYCLE and REFLECT.

The colorSpace parameter allows the user to specify in which colorspace the interpolation should be performed, default sRGB or linearized RGB.

See Also:
Paint, Graphics2D.setPaint(java.awt.Paint)

Inner Class Summary
static class MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum
          Inner class to allow for typesafe enumerated ColorSpace values.
static class MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum
          Inner class to allow for typesafe enumerated CycleMethod values.
 
Field Summary
protected  java.awt.Color[] colors
          Gradient colors.
protected  MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum colorSpace
          The colorSpace in which to perform the interpolation.
protected  MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum cycleMethod
          The method to use when painting out of the gradient bounds.
protected  float[] fractions
          Gradient keyframe values in the range 0 to 1.
protected  java.awt.geom.AffineTransform gradientTransform
          Transform to apply to gradient.
static MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum LINEAR_RGB
          Indicates that the color interpolation should occur in linearized RGB space.
static MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum NO_CYCLE
          Indicates (if the gradient starts or ends inside the target region) to use the terminal colors to fill the remaining area.
static MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum REFLECT
          Indicates (if the gradient starts or ends inside the target region), to cycle the gradient colors start-to-end, end-to-start to fill the remaining area.
static MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum REPEAT
          Indicates (if the gradient starts or ends inside the target region), to cycle the gradient colors start-to-end, start-to-end to fill the remaining area.
static MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum SRGB
          Indicates that the color interpolation should occur in sRGB space.
protected  int transparency
          Transparency.
 
Fields inherited from interface java.awt.Transparency
BITMASK, OPAQUE, TRANSLUCENT
 
Constructor Summary
LinearGradientPaint(float startX, float startY, float endX, float endY, float[] fractions, java.awt.Color[] colors)
           Constructs an LinearGradientPaint with the default NO_CYCLE repeating method and SRGB colorspace.
LinearGradientPaint(float startX, float startY, float endX, float endY, float[] fractions, java.awt.Color[] colors, MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum cycleMethod)
           Constructs an LinearGradientPaint with default SRGB colorspace.
LinearGradientPaint(java.awt.geom.Point2D start, java.awt.geom.Point2D end, float[] fractions, java.awt.Color[] colors)
           Constructs a LinearGradientPaint with the default NO_CYCLE repeating method and SRGB colorspace.
LinearGradientPaint(java.awt.geom.Point2D start, java.awt.geom.Point2D end, float[] fractions, java.awt.Color[] colors, MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum cycleMethod, MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum colorSpace)
           Constructs a LinearGradientPaint.
LinearGradientPaint(java.awt.geom.Point2D start, java.awt.geom.Point2D end, float[] fractions, java.awt.Color[] colors, MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum cycleMethod, MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum colorSpace, java.awt.geom.AffineTransform gradientTransform)
           Constructs a LinearGradientPaint.
 
Method Summary
 java.awt.PaintContext createContext(java.awt.image.ColorModel cm, java.awt.Rectangle deviceBounds, java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D userBounds, java.awt.geom.AffineTransform transform, java.awt.RenderingHints hints)
          Creates and returns a PaintContext used to generate the color pattern, for use by the internal rendering engine.
 java.awt.Color[] getColors()
          Returns a copy of the array of colors used by this gradient.
 MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum getColorSpace()
          Returns the enumerated type which specifies color space for interpolation.
 MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum getCycleMethod()
          Returns the enumerated type which specifies cycling behavior.
 java.awt.geom.Point2D getEndPoint()
          Returns a copy of the end point of the gradient axis
 float[] getFractions()
          Returns a copy of the array of floats used by this gradient to calculate color distribution.
 java.awt.geom.Point2D getStartPoint()
          Returns a copy of the start point of the gradient axis
 int getTransparency()
          Returns the transparency mode for this LinearGradientPaint.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

transparency

protected int transparency
Transparency.

fractions

protected float[] fractions
Gradient keyframe values in the range 0 to 1.

colors

protected java.awt.Color[] colors
Gradient colors.

gradientTransform

protected java.awt.geom.AffineTransform gradientTransform
Transform to apply to gradient.

cycleMethod

protected MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum cycleMethod
The method to use when painting out of the gradient bounds.

colorSpace

protected MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum colorSpace
The colorSpace in which to perform the interpolation.

NO_CYCLE

public static final MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum NO_CYCLE
Indicates (if the gradient starts or ends inside the target region) to use the terminal colors to fill the remaining area. (default)

REFLECT

public static final MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum REFLECT
Indicates (if the gradient starts or ends inside the target region), to cycle the gradient colors start-to-end, end-to-start to fill the remaining area.

REPEAT

public static final MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum REPEAT
Indicates (if the gradient starts or ends inside the target region), to cycle the gradient colors start-to-end, start-to-end to fill the remaining area.

SRGB

public static final MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum SRGB
Indicates that the color interpolation should occur in sRGB space. (default)

LINEAR_RGB

public static final MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum LINEAR_RGB
Indicates that the color interpolation should occur in linearized RGB space.
Constructor Detail

LinearGradientPaint

public LinearGradientPaint(float startX,
                           float startY,
                           float endX,
                           float endY,
                           float[] fractions,
                           java.awt.Color[] colors)

Constructs an LinearGradientPaint with the default NO_CYCLE repeating method and SRGB colorspace.

Parameters:
startX - the x coordinate of the gradient axis start point in user space
startY - the y coordinate of the gradient axis start point in user space
endX - the x coordinate of the gradient axis end point in user space
endY - the y coordinate of the gradient axis end point in user space
fractions - numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
colors - array of colors corresponding to each fractional value
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if start and end points are the same points, or if fractions.length != colors.length, or if colors is less than 2 in size.

LinearGradientPaint

public LinearGradientPaint(float startX,
                           float startY,
                           float endX,
                           float endY,
                           float[] fractions,
                           java.awt.Color[] colors,
                           MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum cycleMethod)

Constructs an LinearGradientPaint with default SRGB colorspace.

Parameters:
startX - the x coordinate of the gradient axis start point in user space
startY - the y coordinate of the gradient axis start point in user space
endX - the x coordinate of the gradient axis end point in user space
endY - the y coordinate of the gradient axis end point in user space
fractions - numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
colors - array of colors corresponding to each fractional value
cycleMethod - either NO_CYCLE, REFLECT, or REPEAT
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if start and end points are the same points, or if fractions.length != colors.length, or if colors is less than 2 in size.

LinearGradientPaint

public LinearGradientPaint(java.awt.geom.Point2D start,
                           java.awt.geom.Point2D end,
                           float[] fractions,
                           java.awt.Color[] colors)

Constructs a LinearGradientPaint with the default NO_CYCLE repeating method and SRGB colorspace.

Parameters:
start - the gradient axis start Point in user space
end - the gradient axis end Point in user space
fractions - numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
colors - array of colors corresponding to each fractional value
Throws:
java.lang.NullPointerException - if one of the points is null
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if start and end points are the same points, or if fractions.length != colors.length, or if colors is less than 2 in size.

LinearGradientPaint

public LinearGradientPaint(java.awt.geom.Point2D start,
                           java.awt.geom.Point2D end,
                           float[] fractions,
                           java.awt.Color[] colors,
                           MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum cycleMethod,
                           MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum colorSpace)

Constructs a LinearGradientPaint.

Parameters:
start - the gradient axis start Point in user space
end - the gradient axis end Point in user space
fractions - numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
colors - array of colors corresponding to each fractional value
cycleMethod - either NO_CYCLE, REFLECT, or REPEAT
colorSpace - which colorspace to use for interpolation, either SRGB or LINEAR_RGB
Throws:
java.lang.NullPointerException - if one of the points is null
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if start and end points are the same points, or if fractions.length != colors.length, or if colors is less than 2 in size.

LinearGradientPaint

public LinearGradientPaint(java.awt.geom.Point2D start,
                           java.awt.geom.Point2D end,
                           float[] fractions,
                           java.awt.Color[] colors,
                           MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum cycleMethod,
                           MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum colorSpace,
                           java.awt.geom.AffineTransform gradientTransform)

Constructs a LinearGradientPaint.

Parameters:
start - the gradient axis start Point in user space
end - the gradient axis end Point in user space
fractions - numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
colors - array of colors corresponding to each fractional value
cycleMethod - either NO_CYCLE, REFLECT, or REPEAT
colorSpace - which colorspace to use for interpolation, either SRGB or LINEAR_RGB
gradientTransform - transform to apply to the gradient
Throws:
java.lang.NullPointerException - if one of the points is null, or gradientTransform is null
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if start and end points are the same points, or if fractions.length != colors.length, or if colors is less than 2 in size.
Method Detail

createContext

public java.awt.PaintContext createContext(java.awt.image.ColorModel cm,
                                           java.awt.Rectangle deviceBounds,
                                           java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D userBounds,
                                           java.awt.geom.AffineTransform transform,
                                           java.awt.RenderingHints hints)
Creates and returns a PaintContext used to generate the color pattern, for use by the internal rendering engine.
Parameters:
cm - ColorModel that receives the Paint data. This is used only as a hint.
deviceBounds - the device space bounding box of the graphics primitive being rendered
userBounds - the user space bounding box of the graphics primitive being rendered
transform - the AffineTransform from user space into device space
hints - the hints that the context object uses to choose between rendering alternatives
Returns:
the PaintContext that generates color patterns.
See Also:
PaintContext

getStartPoint

public java.awt.geom.Point2D getStartPoint()
Returns a copy of the start point of the gradient axis
Returns:
a Point2D object that is a copy of the point that anchors the first color of this LinearGradientPaint.

getEndPoint

public java.awt.geom.Point2D getEndPoint()
Returns a copy of the end point of the gradient axis
Returns:
a Point2D object that is a copy of the point that anchors the last color of this LinearGradientPaint.

getColors

public java.awt.Color[] getColors()
Returns a copy of the array of colors used by this gradient.
Returns:
a copy of the array of colors used by this gradient

getFractions

public float[] getFractions()
Returns a copy of the array of floats used by this gradient to calculate color distribution.
Returns:
a copy of the array of floats used by this gradient to calculate color distribution

getTransparency

public int getTransparency()
Returns the transparency mode for this LinearGradientPaint.
Specified by:
getTransparency in interface java.awt.Transparency
Returns:
an integer value representing this LinearGradientPaint object's transparency mode.
See Also:
Transparency

getCycleMethod

public MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethodEnum getCycleMethod()
Returns the enumerated type which specifies cycling behavior.
Returns:
the enumerated type which specifies cycling behavior

getColorSpace

public MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceEnum getColorSpace()
Returns the enumerated type which specifies color space for interpolation.
Returns:
the enumerated type which specifies color space for interpolation


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