oracle.cabo.image
Interface ImageProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileSystemImageCache

public interface ImageProvider

The ImageProvider interface provides access to a set of images. Images are requested via the getImage() method. getImage() takes a number of arguments which describe the requested image, including an ImageProviderRequest object. It returns an ImageProviderResponse which can be used to access the requested image's URI.

See Also:

ImageProviderRequest, ImageProviderResponse, ImageType, ImageTypeManager

Method Summary

ImageProviderResponse

getImage(ImageContext context, ImageProviderRequest request) Looks up an image based on a set of requested properties.

Method Detail

getImage

public ImageProviderResponse getImage(ImageContext context,
                                      ImageProviderRequest request)

Looks up an image based on a set of requested properties. If the requested image exists (or can be created), the ImageProvider returns an response object which specified information about the requested image, such as its URI.

Parameters:

context - The context object

request - The request object is used to accesss the properties of the requested image.

Returns:

Returns an ImageProviderResponse object which indicates the location of the image, among other information.

See Also:

ImageContext, ImageProviderRequest, ImageProviderResponse