org.davesag.generica.util
Class ImageUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.davesag.generica.util.ImageUtils

public class ImageUtils

extends Object

A collection of static utility methods for getting, saving and loading images.

Since:

Generica 1.0

Version:

CVS Revision $Id: ImageUtils.java,v 1.6 2004/03/30 13:00:43 davesag Exp $

Author:

Dave Sag http://www.davesag.com

Constructor Summary

ImageUtils()

Method Summary

static Image	getImage(String url) gets the Image from the URL provided.
static boolean	hasAlpha(Image image) does the image have an alpha channel?
static BufferedImage	toBufferedImage(Image image) Utility method to convert an Image to a Buffered Image.
static void	writeAsJPEG(Image image, String filepath) Write the Image to the filepath as a JPEG of a specific quality.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ImageUtils

public ImageUtils()

Method Detail

getImage

public static Image getImage(String url)
                      throws MalformedURLException

gets the Image from the URL provided.

Parameters:

url - the url of the image

Returns:

an image

Throws:

MalformedURLException - if the url was malformed

writeAsJPEG

public static void writeAsJPEG(Image image,
                               String filepath)

Write the Image to the filepath as a JPEG of a specific quality.

Parameters:

image - The Image to write as a JPEG.

filepath - The path of the file to write.

toBufferedImage

public static BufferedImage toBufferedImage(Image image)

Utility method to convert an Image to a Buffered Image.

Parameters:

image - The Image.

Returns:

a BufferedImage made from the Image supplied.

hasAlpha

public static boolean hasAlpha(Image image)

does the image have an alpha channel?

Parameters:

image - the image to test

Returns:

true if the image has an alpha channel.