/*
* @(#)PaintContext.java 1.26 05/11/17
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package java.awt;
import java.awt.color.ColorSpace;
import java.awt.image.Raster;
import java.awt.image.ColorModel;
/**
* The <code>PaintContext</code> interface defines the encapsulated
* and optimized environment to generate color patterns in device
* space for fill or stroke operations on a
* {@link Graphics2D}. The <code>PaintContext</code> provides
* the necessary colors for <code>Graphics2D</code> operations in the
* form of a {@link Raster} associated with a {@link ColorModel}.
* The <code>PaintContext</code> maintains state for a particular paint
* operation. In a multi-threaded environment, several
* contexts can exist simultaneously for a single {@link Paint} object.
* @see Paint
* @version 10 Feb 1997
*/
public interface PaintContext {
/**
* Releases the resources allocated for the operation.
*/
public void dispose();
/**
* Returns the <code>ColorModel</code> of the output. Note that
* this <code>ColorModel</code> might be different from the hint
* specified in the
* {@link Paint#createContext(ColorModel, Rectangle, Rectangle2D,
AffineTransform, RenderingHints) createContext} method of
* <code>Paint</code>. Not all <code>PaintContext</code> objects are
* capable of generating color patterns in an arbitrary
* <code>ColorModel</code>.
* @return the <code>ColorModel</code> of the output.
*/
ColorModel getColorModel();
/**
* Returns a <code>Raster</code> containing the colors generated for
* the graphics operation.
* @param x the x coordinate of the area in device space
* for which colors are generated.
* @param y the y coordinate of the area in device space
* for which colors are generated.
* @param w the width of the area in device space
* @param h the height of the area in device space
* @return a <code>Raster</code> representing the specified
* rectangular area and containing the colors generated for
* the graphics operation.
*/
Raster getRaster(int x,
int y,
int w,
int h);
}