Note: This method is intended to be called by the ImageProducer of the Image whose pixels are being filtered. Developers using this class to filter pixels from an image should avoid calling this method directly since that operation could interfere with the filtering operation.
Returns: an ImageFilter used to perform the filtering for the specified ImageConsumer.
Parameters:
- ic - the specified ImageConsumer

Note: This method is intended to be called by the ImageProducer of the Image whose pixels are being filtered. Developers using this class to filter pixels from an image should avoid calling this method directly since that operation could interfere with the filtering operation.
See Also: ImageConsumer.imageComplete(int),

An ImageFilter subclass might override this method or not, depending on if and how it can send data in TDLR order. Three possibilities exist:

• Do not override this method. This makes the subclass use the default implementation, which is to forward the request to the indicated ImageProducer using this filter as the requesting ImageConsumer. This behavior is appropriate if the filter can determine that it will forward the pixels in TDLR order if its upstream producer object sends them in TDLR order.
• Override the method to simply send the data. This is appropriate if the filter can handle the request itself — for example, if the generated pixels have been saved in some sort of buffer.
• Override the method to do nothing. This is appropriate if the filter cannot produce filtered data in TDLR order.

Note: This method is intended to be called by the ImageProducer of the Image whose pixels are being filtered. Developers using this class to filter pixels from an image should avoid calling this method directly since that operation could interfere with the filtering operation.
See Also: ImageConsumer.setColorModel(java.awt.image.ColorModel),

Note: This method is intended to be called by the ImageProducer of the Image whose pixels are being filtered. Developers using this class to filter pixels from an image should avoid calling this method directly since that operation could interfere with the filtering operation.
See Also: ImageConsumer.setDimensions(int, int),

Note: This method is intended to be called by the ImageProducer of the Image whose pixels are being filtered. Developers using this class to filter pixels from an image should avoid calling this method directly since that operation could interfere with the filtering operation.
See Also: ImageConsumer.setHints(int),

Note: This method is intended to be called by the ImageProducer of the Image whose pixels are being filtered. Developers using this class to filter pixels from an image should avoid calling this method directly since that operation could interfere with the filtering operation.
See Also: ImageConsumer.setPixels(int, int, int, int, java.awt.image.ColorModel, byte[], int, int),

Note: This method is intended to be called by the ImageProducer of the Image whose pixels are being filtered. Developers using this class to filter pixels from an image should avoid calling this method directly since that operation could interfere with the filtering operation.
See Also: ImageConsumer.setPixels(int, int, int, int, java.awt.image.ColorModel, byte[], int, int),

Note: This method is intended to be called by the ImageProducer of the Image whose pixels are being filtered. Developers using this class to filter pixels from an image should avoid calling this method directly since that operation could interfere with the filtering operation.
Parameters:
- props - the properties from the source object
Throws:
- NullPointerException - if props is null