Tests if the specified coordinates are inside the boundary of the Shape.

  Tests if the specified coordinates are inside the boundary of the
Shape.
Returns: true if the specified coordinates are inside the Shape boundary; false otherwise.
Parameters:
- x - the specified X coordinate to be tested
- y - the specified Y coordinate to be tested
Since: 1.2

  Tests if the interior of the Shape entirely contains the specified rectangular area.

  Tests if the interior of the Shape entirely contains the specified rectangular area. All coordinates that lie inside the rectangular area must lie within the Shape for the entire rectanglar area to be considered contained within the Shape.

The Shape.contains() method allows a Shape implementation to conservatively return false when:

• the intersect method returns true and
• the calculations to determine whether or not the Shape entirely contains the rectangular area are prohibitively expensive.

This means that for some Shapes this method might return false even though the Shape contains the rectangular area. The Area class performs more accurate geometric computations than most Shape objects and therefore can be used if a more precise answer is required.
Returns: true if the interior of the Shape entirely contains the specified rectangular area; false otherwise or, if the Shape contains the rectangular area and the intersects method returns true and the containment calculations would be too expensive to perform.
Parameters:
- x - the X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the specified rectangular area
- y - the Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the specified rectangular area
- w - the width of the specified rectangular area
- h - the height of the specified rectangular area
Since: 1.2
See Also: Area, Shape.intersects(double, double, double, double),

  Tests if a specified Point2D is inside the boundary of the Shape.

  Tests if a specified Point2D is inside the boundary
of the Shape.
Returns: true if the specified Point2D is inside the boundary of the Shape; false otherwise.
Parameters:
- p - the specified Point2D to be tested
Since: 1.2

  Tests if the interior of the Shape entirely contains the specified Rectangle2D.

  Tests if the interior of the Shape entirely contains the
specified Rectangle2D.
The Shape.contains() method allows a Shape
implementation to conservatively return false when:

• 
  the intersect method returns true and
  
• 
  the calculations to determine whether or not the
  Shape entirely contains the Rectangle2D
  are prohibitively expensive.
  

This means that for some Shapes this method might
return false even though the Shape contains
the Rectangle2D.
The Area class performs
more accurate geometric computations than most
Shape objects and therefore can be used if a more precise
answer is required.
Returns: true if the interior of the Shape entirely contains the Rectangle2D; false otherwise or, if the Shape contains the Rectangle2D and the intersects method returns true and the containment calculations would be too expensive to perform.
Parameters:
- r - The specified Rectangle2D
Since: 1.2
See Also: Shape.contains(double, double, double, double),

  Returns an integer Rectangle that completely encloses the Shape.

  Returns an integer Rectangle that completely encloses the
Shape. Note that there is no guarantee that the
returned Rectangle is the smallest bounding box that
encloses the Shape, only that the Shape
lies entirely within the indicated Rectangle. The
returned Rectangle might also fail to completely
enclose the Shape if the Shape overflows
the limited range of the integer data type. The
getBounds2D method generally returns a
tighter bounding box due to its greater flexibility in
representation.
Returns: an integer Rectangle that completely encloses the Shape.
Since: 1.2
See Also: Shape.getBounds2D(),

  Returns a high precision and more accurate bounding box of the Shape than the getBounds method.

  Returns a high precision and more accurate bounding box of
the Shape than the getBounds method.
Note that there is no guarantee that the returned
Rectangle2D is the smallest bounding box that encloses
the Shape, only that the Shape lies
entirely within the indicated Rectangle2D. The
bounding box returned by this method is usually tighter than that
returned by the getBounds method and never fails due
to overflow problems since the return value can be an instance of
the Rectangle2D that uses double precision values to
store the dimensions.
Returns: an instance of Rectangle2D that is a high-precision bounding box of the Shape.
Since: 1.2
See Also: Shape.getBounds(),

  Returns an iterator object that iterates along the Shape boundary and provides access to the geometry of the Shape outline.

  Returns an iterator object that iterates along the Shape boundary and provides access to the geometry of the Shape outline. If an optional AffineTransform is specified, the coordinates returned in the iteration are transformed accordingly.

Each call to this method returns a fresh PathIterator object that traverses the geometry of the Shape object independently from any other PathIterator objects in use at the same time.

It is recommended, but not guaranteed, that objects implementing the Shape interface isolate iterations that are in process from any changes that might occur to the original object's geometry during such iterations.
Returns: a new PathIterator object, which independently traverses the geometry of the Shape.
Parameters:
- at - an optional AffineTransform to be applied to the coordinates as they are returned in the iteration, or null if untransformed coordinates are desired
Since: 1.2

  Returns an iterator object that iterates along the Shape boundary and provides access to a flattened view of the Shape outline geometry.

  Returns an iterator object that iterates along the Shape boundary and provides access to a flattened view of the Shape outline geometry.

Only SEG_MOVETO, SEG_LINETO, and SEG_CLOSE point types are returned by the iterator.

If an optional AffineTransform is specified, the coordinates returned in the iteration are transformed accordingly.

The amount of subdivision of the curved segments is controlled by the flatness parameter, which specifies the maximum distance that any point on the unflattened transformed curve can deviate from the returned flattened path segments. Note that a limit on the accuracy of the flattened path might be silently imposed, causing very small flattening parameters to be treated as larger values. This limit, if there is one, is defined by the particular implementation that is used.

Each call to this method returns a fresh PathIterator object that traverses the Shape object geometry independently from any other PathIterator objects in use at the same time.

It is recommended, but not guaranteed, that objects implementing the Shape interface isolate iterations that are in process from any changes that might occur to the original object's geometry during such iterations.
Returns: a new PathIterator that independently traverses a flattened view of the geometry of the Shape.
Parameters:
- at - an optional AffineTransform to be applied to the coordinates as they are returned in the iteration, or null if untransformed coordinates are desired
- flatness - the maximum distance that the line segments used to approximate the curved segments are allowed to deviate from any point on the original curve
Since: 1.2

  Tests if the interior of the Shape intersects the interior of a specified rectangular area.

  Tests if the interior of the Shape intersects the interior of a specified rectangular area. The rectangular area is considered to intersect the Shape if any point is contained in both the interior of the Shape and the specified rectangular area.

The Shape.intersects() method allows a Shape implementation to conservatively return true when:

• there is a high probability that the rectangular area and the Shape intersect, but
• the calculations to accurately determine this intersection are prohibitively expensive.

This means that for some Shapes this method might return true even though the rectangular area does not intersect the Shape. The Area class performs more accurate computations of geometric intersection than most Shape objects and therefore can be used if a more precise answer is required.
Returns: true if the interior of the Shape and the interior of the rectangular area intersect, or are both highly likely to intersect and intersection calculations would be too expensive to perform; false otherwise.
Parameters:
- x - the X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the specified rectangular area
- y - the Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the specified rectangular area
- w - the width of the specified rectangular area
- h - the height of the specified rectangular area
Since: 1.2
See Also: Area,

  Tests if the interior of the Shape intersects the interior of a specified Rectangle2D.

  Tests if the interior of the Shape intersects the
interior of a specified Rectangle2D.
The Shape.intersects() method allows a Shape
implementation to conservatively return true when:

• 
  there is a high probability that the Rectangle2D and the
  Shape intersect, but
  
• 
  the calculations to accurately determine this intersection
  are prohibitively expensive.
  

This means that for some Shapes this method might
return true even though the Rectangle2D does not
intersect the Shape.
The Area class performs
more accurate computations of geometric intersection than most
Shape objects and therefore can be used if a more precise
answer is required.
Returns: true if the interior of the Shape and the interior of the specified Rectangle2D intersect, or are both highly likely to intersect and intersection calculations would be too expensive to perform; false otherwise.
Parameters:
- r - the specified Rectangle2D
Since: 1.2
See Also: Shape.intersects(double, double, double, double),