# Uses of Class
java.awt.Image

Packages that use Image
Package
Description
java.awt
Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
java.awt.dnd
Drag and Drop is a direct manipulation gesture found in many Graphical User Interface systems that provides a mechanism to transfer information between two entities logically associated with presentation elements in the GUI.
java.awt.font
Provides classes and interface relating to fonts.
java.awt.im.spi
Provides interfaces that enable the development of input methods that can be used with any Java runtime environment.
java.awt.image
Provides classes for creating and modifying images.
java.beans
Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans architecture.
javax.swing
Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.plaf
Provides one interface and many abstract classes that Swing uses to provide its pluggable look-and-feel capabilities.
javax.swing.text.html
Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.

- ## Uses of Image in java.awt

  Fields in java.awt declared as Image
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected Image`
  Component.FlipBufferStrategy.`drawBuffer`
  The drawing buffer
  Methods in java.awt that return Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Image`
  Component.`createImage(int width, int height)`
  Creates an off-screen drawable image to be used for double buffering.
  `Image`
  Component.`createImage(ImageProducer producer)`
  Creates an image from the specified image producer.
  `Image`
  Toolkit.`createImage(byte[] imagedata)`
  Creates an image which decodes the image stored in the specified byte array.
  `abstract Image`
  Toolkit.`createImage(byte[] imagedata, int imageoffset, int imagelength)`
  Creates an image which decodes the image stored in the specified byte array, and at the specified offset and length.
  `abstract Image`
  Toolkit.`createImage(ImageProducer producer)`
  Creates an image with the specified image producer.
  `abstract Image`
  Toolkit.`createImage(String filename)`
  Returns an image which gets pixel data from the specified file.
  `abstract Image`
  Toolkit.`createImage(URL url)`
  Returns an image which gets pixel data from the specified URL.
  `protected Image`
  Component.FlipBufferStrategy.`getBackBuffer()`
  Provides direct access to the back buffer as an image.
  `Image`
  Frame.`getIconImage()`
  Returns the image to be displayed as the icon for this frame.
  `Image`
  Taskbar.`getIconImage()`
  Obtains an image of this application's icon.
  `abstract Image`
  Toolkit.`getImage(String filename)`
  Returns an image which gets pixel data from the specified file, whose format can be either GIF, JPEG or PNG.
  `abstract Image`
  Toolkit.`getImage(URL url)`
  Returns an image which gets pixel data from the specified URL.
  `Image`
  TrayIcon.`getImage()`
  Returns the current image used for this `TrayIcon`.
  `Image`
  Image.`getScaledInstance(int width, int height, int hints)`
  Creates a scaled version of this image.
  Methods in java.awt that return types with arguments of type Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `List<Image>`
  Window.`getIconImages()`
  Returns the sequence of images to be displayed as the icon for this window.
  Methods in java.awt with parameters of type Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  MediaTracker.`addImage(Image image, int id)`
  Adds an image to the list of images being tracked by this media tracker.
  `void`
  MediaTracker.`addImage(Image image, int id, int w, int h)`
  Adds a scaled image to the list of images being tracked by this media tracker.
  `int`
  Component.`checkImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)`
  Returns the status of the construction of a screen representation of the specified image.
  `int`
  Component.`checkImage(Image image, ImageObserver observer)`
  Returns the status of the construction of a screen representation of the specified image.
  `abstract int`
  Toolkit.`checkImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)`
  Indicates the construction status of a specified image that is being prepared for display.
  `Cursor`
  Toolkit.`createCustomCursor(Image cursor, Point hotSpot, String name)`
  Creates a new custom cursor object.
  `abstract boolean`
  Graphics.`drawImage(Image img, int dx1, int dy1, int dx2, int dy2, int sx1, int sy1, int sx2, int sy2, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)`
  Draws as much of the specified area of the specified image as is currently available, scaling it on the fly to fit inside the specified area of the destination drawable surface.
  `abstract boolean`
  Graphics.`drawImage(Image img, int dx1, int dy1, int dx2, int dy2, int sx1, int sy1, int sx2, int sy2, ImageObserver observer)`
  Draws as much of the specified area of the specified image as is currently available, scaling it on the fly to fit inside the specified area of the destination drawable surface.
  `abstract boolean`
  Graphics.`drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, int width, int height, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)`
  Draws as much of the specified image as has already been scaled to fit inside the specified rectangle.
  `abstract boolean`
  Graphics.`drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)`
  Draws as much of the specified image as has already been scaled to fit inside the specified rectangle.
  `abstract boolean`
  Graphics.`drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)`
  Draws as much of the specified image as is currently available.
  `abstract boolean`
  Graphics.`drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, ImageObserver observer)`
  Draws as much of the specified image as is currently available.
  `abstract boolean`
  Graphics2D.`drawImage(Image img, AffineTransform xform, ImageObserver obs)`
  Renders an image, applying a transform from image space into user space before drawing.
  `boolean`
  Component.`imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h)`
  Repaints the component when the image has changed.
  `boolean`
  Component.`prepareImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)`
  Prepares an image for rendering on this component at the specified width and height.
  `boolean`
  Component.`prepareImage(Image image, ImageObserver observer)`
  Prepares an image for rendering on this component.
  `abstract boolean`
  Toolkit.`prepareImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)`
  Prepares an image for rendering.
  `void`
  MediaTracker.`removeImage(Image image)`
  Removes the specified image from this media tracker.
  `void`
  MediaTracker.`removeImage(Image image, int id)`
  Removes the specified image from the specified tracking ID of this media tracker.
  `void`
  MediaTracker.`removeImage(Image image, int id, int width, int height)`
  Removes the specified image with the specified width, height, and ID from this media tracker.
  `void`
  Taskbar.`setIconImage(Image image)`
  Requests the system to change this application's icon to the provided `image`.
  `void`
  Window.`setIconImage(Image image)`
  Sets the image to be displayed as the icon for this window.
  `void`
  TrayIcon.`setImage(Image image)`
  Sets the image for this `TrayIcon`.
  `void`
  Taskbar.`setWindowIconBadge(Window w, Image badge)`
  Affixes a small badge to this application's icon in the task area for the specified window.
  Method parameters in java.awt with type arguments of type Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  Window.`setIconImages(List<? extends Image> icons)`
  Sets the sequence of images to be displayed as the icon for this window.
  Constructors in java.awt with parameters of type Image
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `TrayIcon(Image image)`
  Creates a `TrayIcon` with the specified image.
  ``
  `TrayIcon(Image image, String tooltip)`
  Creates a `TrayIcon` with the specified image and tooltip text.
  ``
  `TrayIcon(Image image, String tooltip, PopupMenu popup)`
  Creates a `TrayIcon` with the specified image, tooltip and popup menu.

- ## Uses of Image in java.awt.dnd

  Methods in java.awt.dnd with parameters of type Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected DragSourceContext`
  DragSource.`createDragSourceContext(DragGestureEvent dgl, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point imageOffset, Transferable t, DragSourceListener dsl)`
  Creates the `DragSourceContext` to handle the current drag operation.
  `void`
  DragGestureEvent.`startDrag(Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point imageOffset, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl)`
  Start the drag given the initial `Cursor` to display, a drag `Image`, the offset of the `Image`, the `Transferable` object, and the `DragSourceListener` to use.
  `void`
  DragSource.`startDrag(DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point dragOffset, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl)`
  Start a drag, given the `DragGestureEvent` that initiated the drag, the initial `Cursor` to use, the `Image` to drag, the offset of the `Image` origin from the hotspot of the `Cursor` at the instant of the trigger, the subject data of the drag, and the `DragSourceListener`.
  `void`
  DragSource.`startDrag(DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point imageOffset, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl, FlavorMap flavorMap)`
  Start a drag, given the `DragGestureEvent` that initiated the drag, the initial `Cursor` to use, the `Image` to drag, the offset of the `Image` origin from the hotspot of the `Cursor` at the instant of the trigger, the `Transferable` subject data of the drag, the `DragSourceListener`, and the `FlavorMap`.
  Constructors in java.awt.dnd with parameters of type Image
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `DragSourceContext(DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point offset, Transferable t, DragSourceListener dsl)`
  Called from `DragSource`, this constructor creates a new `DragSourceContext` given the `DragSourceContextPeer` for this Drag, the `DragGestureEvent` that triggered the Drag, the initial `Cursor` to use for the Drag, an (optional) `Image` to display while the Drag is taking place, the offset of the `Image` origin from the hotspot at the instant of the triggering event, the `Transferable` subject data, and the `DragSourceListener` to use during the Drag and Drop operation.

- ## Uses of Image in java.awt.font

  Constructors in java.awt.font with parameters of type Image
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `ImageGraphicAttribute(Image image, int alignment)`
  Constructs an `ImageGraphicAttribute` from the specified `Image`.
  ``
  `ImageGraphicAttribute(Image image, int alignment, float originX, float originY)`
  Constructs an `ImageGraphicAttribute` from the specified `Image`.

- ## Uses of Image in java.awt.im.spi

  Methods in java.awt.im.spi that return Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Image`
  InputMethodDescriptor.`getInputMethodIcon(Locale inputLocale)`
  Returns an icon for the corresponding input method.

- ## Uses of Image in java.awt.image

  Subclasses of Image in java.awt.image
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `AbstractMultiResolutionImage`
  This class provides default implementations of several `Image` methods for classes that want to implement the `MultiResolutionImage` interface.
  `class`
  `BaseMultiResolutionImage`
  This class is an array-based implementation of the `AbstractMultiResolutionImage` class.
  `class`
  `BufferedImage`
  The `BufferedImage` subclass describes an `Image` with an accessible buffer of image data.
  `class`
  `VolatileImage`
  VolatileImage is an image which can lose its contents at any time due to circumstances beyond the control of the application (e.g., situations caused by the operating system or by other applications).
  Methods in java.awt.image that return Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected abstract Image`
  AbstractMultiResolutionImage.`getBaseImage()`
  Return the base image representing the best version of the image for rendering at the default width and height.
  `protected Image`
  BaseMultiResolutionImage.`getBaseImage()`
  `Image`
  BaseMultiResolutionImage.`getResolutionVariant(double destImageWidth, double destImageHeight)`
  `Image`
  MultiResolutionImage.`getResolutionVariant(double destImageWidth, double destImageHeight)`
  Gets a specific image that is the best variant to represent this logical image at the indicated size.
  Methods in java.awt.image that return types with arguments of type Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `List<Image>`
  BaseMultiResolutionImage.`getResolutionVariants()`
  `List<Image>`
  MultiResolutionImage.`getResolutionVariants()`
  Gets a readable list of all resolution variants.
  Methods in java.awt.image with parameters of type Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `boolean`
  ImageObserver.`imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int width, int height)`
  This method is called when information about an image which was previously requested using an asynchronous interface becomes available.
  Constructors in java.awt.image with parameters of type Image
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `BaseMultiResolutionImage(int baseImageIndex, Image... resolutionVariants)`
  Creates a multi-resolution image with the given base image index and resolution variants.
  ``
  `BaseMultiResolutionImage(Image... resolutionVariants)`
  Creates a multi-resolution image with the given resolution variants.
  ``
  `PixelGrabber(Image img, int x, int y, int w, int h, boolean forceRGB)`
  Create a PixelGrabber object to grab the (x, y, w, h) rectangular section of pixels from the specified image.
  ``
  `PixelGrabber(Image img, int x, int y, int w, int h, int[] pix, int off, int scansize)`
  Create a PixelGrabber object to grab the (x, y, w, h) rectangular section of pixels from the specified image into the given array.

- ## Uses of Image in java.beans

  Methods in java.beans that return Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Image`
  BeanInfo.`getIcon(int iconKind)`
  Returns an image that can be used to represent the bean in toolboxes or toolbars.
  `Image`
  SimpleBeanInfo.`getIcon(int iconKind)`
  Claim there are no icons available.
  `Image`
  SimpleBeanInfo.`loadImage(String resourceName)`
  This is a utility method to help in loading icon images.

- ## Uses of Image in javax.swing

  Fields in javax.swing declared as Image
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected Image`
  JViewport.`backingStoreImage`
  The view image used for a backing store.
  Methods in javax.swing that return Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static Image`
  GrayFilter.`createDisabledImage(Image i)`
  Creates a disabled image
  `Image`
  TransferHandler.`getDragImage()`
  Returns the drag image.
  `Image`
  ImageIcon.`getImage()`
  Returns this icon's `Image`.
  `Image`
  RepaintManager.`getOffscreenBuffer(Component c, int proposedWidth, int proposedHeight)`
  Return the offscreen buffer that should be used as a double buffer with the component `c`.
  `Image`
  RepaintManager.`getVolatileOffscreenBuffer(Component c, int proposedWidth, int proposedHeight)`
  Return a volatile offscreen buffer that should be used as a double buffer with the specified component `c`.
  Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static Image`
  GrayFilter.`createDisabledImage(Image i)`
  Creates a disabled image
  `boolean`
  DebugGraphics.`drawImage(Image img, int dx1, int dy1, int dx2, int dy2, int sx1, int sy1, int sx2, int sy2, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)`
  Overrides `Graphics.drawImage`.
  `boolean`
  DebugGraphics.`drawImage(Image img, int dx1, int dy1, int dx2, int dy2, int sx1, int sy1, int sx2, int sy2, ImageObserver observer)`
  Overrides `Graphics.drawImage`.
  `boolean`
  DebugGraphics.`drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, int width, int height, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)`
  Overrides `Graphics.drawImage`.
  `boolean`
  DebugGraphics.`drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)`
  Overrides `Graphics.drawImage`.
  `boolean`
  DebugGraphics.`drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, Color bgcolor, ImageObserver observer)`
  Overrides `Graphics.drawImage`.
  `boolean`
  DebugGraphics.`drawImage(Image img, int x, int y, ImageObserver observer)`
  Overrides `Graphics.drawImage`.
  `boolean`
  AbstractButton.`imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h)`
  If the button icon for the current button state is either `null` or not an `ImageIcon` with an `Image` equal to the passed in `Image`, return `false`; otherwise it will delegate to the super-class.
  `boolean`
  JLabel.`imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h)`
  If the component is not showing or either the icon or disabled icon is not an `ImageIcon` with an `Image` equal to the passed in `Image`, return `false`; otherwise it will delegate to the super-class.
  `boolean`
  JLayer.`imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h)`
  Delegates its functionality to the `LayerUI.imageUpdate(java.awt.Image, int, int, int, int, int, JLayer)` method, if the `LayerUI` is set.
  `boolean`
  JSlider.`imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h)`
  Repaints the component when the image has changed.
  `protected void`
  ImageIcon.`loadImage(Image image)`
  Loads the image, returning only when the image is loaded.
  `void`
  TransferHandler.`setDragImage(Image img)`
  Sets the drag image parameter.
  `void`
  ImageIcon.`setImage(Image image)`
  Sets the image displayed by this icon.
  Constructors in javax.swing with parameters of type Image
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `ImageIcon(Image image)`
  Creates an ImageIcon from an image object.
  ``
  `ImageIcon(Image image, String description)`
  Creates an ImageIcon from the image.

- ## Uses of Image in javax.swing.plaf

  Methods in javax.swing.plaf with parameters of type Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `boolean`
  LayerUI.`imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h, JLayer<? extends V> l)`
  Delegates its functionality to the default implementation of the `JLayer.imageUpdate` method which is inherited from `JLayer`'s base classes.

- ## Uses of Image in javax.swing.text.html

  Methods in javax.swing.text.html that return Image
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Image`
  ImageView.`getImage()`
  Returns the image to render.