Class PixelGrabber

java.lang.Object

java.awt.image.PixelGrabber

All Implemented Interfaces:: ImageConsumer

public class PixelGrabber extends Object implements ImageConsumer

The PixelGrabber class implements an ImageConsumer which can be attached to an Image or ImageProducer object to retrieve a subset of the pixels in that image. Here is an example:


public void handlesinglepixel(int x, int y, int pixel) {
     int alpha = (pixel >> 24) & 0xff;
     int red   = (pixel >> 16) & 0xff;
     int green = (pixel >>  8) & 0xff;
     int blue  = (pixel      ) & 0xff;
     // Deal with the pixel as necessary...
}

public void handlepixels(Image img, int x, int y, int w, int h) {
     int[] pixels = new int[w * h];
     PixelGrabber pg = new PixelGrabber(img, x, y, w, h, pixels, 0, w);
     try {
         pg.grabPixels();
     } catch (InterruptedException e) {
         System.err.println("interrupted waiting for pixels!");
         return;
     }
     if ((pg.getStatus() & ImageObserver.ABORT) != 0) {
         System.err.println("image fetch aborted or errored");
         return;
     }
     for (int j = 0; j < h; j++) {
         for (int i = 0; i < w; i++) {
             handlesinglepixel(x+i, y+j, pixels[j * w + i]);
         }
     }
}

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Field Summary

Fields declared in interface ImageConsumer

COMPLETESCANLINES, IMAGEABORTED, IMAGEERROR, RANDOMPIXELORDER, SINGLEFRAME, SINGLEFRAMEDONE, SINGLEPASS, STATICIMAGEDONE, TOPDOWNLEFTRIGHT

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final int`	`COMPLETESCANLINES`	The pixels will be delivered in (multiples of) complete scanlines at a time.
`static final int`	`IMAGEABORTED`	The image creation process was deliberately aborted.
`static final int`	`IMAGEERROR`	An error was encountered while producing the image.
`static final int`	`RANDOMPIXELORDER`	The pixels will be delivered in a random order.
`static final int`	`SINGLEFRAME`	The image contain a single static image.
`static final int`	`SINGLEFRAMEDONE`	One frame of the image is complete but there are more frames to be delivered.
`static final int`	`SINGLEPASS`	The pixels will be delivered in a single pass.
`static final int`	`STATICIMAGEDONE`	The image is complete and there are no more pixels or frames to be delivered.
`static final int`	`TOPDOWNLEFTRIGHT`	The pixels will be delivered in top-down, left-to-right order.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`PixelGrabber(ImageProducer ip, 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 image produced by the specified ImageProducer into the given array.
`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.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`abortGrabbing()`	Request the PixelGrabber to abort the image fetch.
`ColorModel`	`getColorModel()`	Get the ColorModel for the pixels stored in the array.
`int`	`getHeight()`	Get the height of the pixel buffer (after adjusting for image height).
`Object`	`getPixels()`	Get the pixel buffer.
`int`	`getStatus()`	Return the status of the pixels.
`int`	`getWidth()`	Get the width of the pixel buffer (after adjusting for image width).
`boolean`	`grabPixels()`	Request the Image or ImageProducer to start delivering pixels and wait for all of the pixels in the rectangle of interest to be delivered.
`boolean`	`grabPixels(long ms)`	Request the Image or ImageProducer to start delivering pixels and wait for all of the pixels in the rectangle of interest to be delivered or until the specified timeout has elapsed.
`void`	`imageComplete(int status)`	The imageComplete method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.
`void`	`setColorModel(ColorModel model)`	The setColorModel method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.
`void`	`setDimensions(int width, int height)`	The setDimensions method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.
`void`	`setHints(int hints)`	The setHints method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.
`void`	`setPixels(int srcX, int srcY, int srcW, int srcH, ColorModel model, byte[] pixels, int srcOff, int srcScan)`	The setPixels method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.
`void`	`setPixels(int srcX, int srcY, int srcW, int srcH, ColorModel model, int[] pixels, int srcOff, int srcScan)`	The setPixels method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.
`void`	`setProperties(Hashtable<?,?> props)`	The setProperties method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.
`void`	`startGrabbing()`	Request the PixelGrabber to start fetching the pixels.
`int`	`status()`	Returns the status of the pixels.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

PixelGrabber

public 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. The pixels are stored into the array in the default RGB ColorModel. The RGB data for pixel (i, j) where (i, j) is inside the rectangle (x, y, w, h) is stored in the array at pix[(j - y) * scansize + (i - x) + off].

Parameters:

img - the image to retrieve pixels from

x - the x coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve from the image, relative to the default (unscaled) size of the image

y - the y coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve from the image

w - the width of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve

h - the height of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve

pix - the array of integers which are to be used to hold the RGB pixels retrieved from the image

off - the offset into the array of where to store the first pixel

scansize - the distance from one row of pixels to the next in the array

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PixelGrabber

public PixelGrabber(ImageProducer ip, 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 image produced by the specified ImageProducer into the given array. The pixels are stored into the array in the default RGB ColorModel. The RGB data for pixel (i, j) where (i, j) is inside the rectangle (x, y, w, h) is stored in the array at pix[(j - y) * scansize + (i - x) + off].

Parameters:

ip - the ImageProducer that produces the image from which to retrieve pixels

x - the x coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve from the image, relative to the default (unscaled) size of the image

y - the y coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve from the image

w - the width of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve

h - the height of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve

pix - the array of integers which are to be used to hold the RGB pixels retrieved from the image

off - the offset into the array of where to store the first pixel

scansize - the distance from one row of pixels to the next in the array

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PixelGrabber

public 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. The pixels are accumulated in the original ColorModel if the same ColorModel is used for every call to setPixels, otherwise the pixels are accumulated in the default RGB ColorModel. If the forceRGB parameter is true, then the pixels will be accumulated in the default RGB ColorModel anyway. A buffer is allocated by the PixelGrabber to hold the pixels in either case. If (w < 0) or (h < 0), then they will default to the remaining width and height of the source data when that information is delivered.

Parameters:: img - the image to retrieve the image data from; x - the x coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve from the image, relative to the default (unscaled) size of the image; y - the y coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve from the image; w - the width of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve; h - the height of the rectangle of pixels to retrieve; forceRGB - true if the pixels should always be converted to the default RGB ColorModel

Method Details

startGrabbing

public void startGrabbing()

Request the PixelGrabber to start fetching the pixels.

abortGrabbing

public void abortGrabbing()

Request the PixelGrabber to abort the image fetch.

grabPixels

public boolean grabPixels() throws InterruptedException

Request the Image or ImageProducer to start delivering pixels and wait for all of the pixels in the rectangle of interest to be delivered.

Returns:: true if the pixels were successfully grabbed, false on abort, error or timeout
Throws:: InterruptedException - Another thread has interrupted this thread.

grabPixels

public boolean grabPixels(long ms) throws InterruptedException

Request the Image or ImageProducer to start delivering pixels and wait for all of the pixels in the rectangle of interest to be delivered or until the specified timeout has elapsed. This method behaves in the following ways, depending on the value of ms:

If ms == 0, waits until all pixels are delivered
If ms > 0, waits until all pixels are delivered as timeout expires.
If ms < 0, returns true if all pixels are grabbed, false otherwise and does not wait.

Parameters:: ms - the number of milliseconds to wait for the image pixels to arrive before timing out
Returns:: true if the pixels were successfully grabbed, false on abort, error or timeout
Throws:: InterruptedException - Another thread has interrupted this thread.

getStatus

public int getStatus()

Return the status of the pixels. The ImageObserver flags representing the available pixel information are returned.

Returns:

the bitwise OR of all relevant ImageObserver flags

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getWidth

public int getWidth()

Get the width of the pixel buffer (after adjusting for image width). If no width was specified for the rectangle of pixels to grab then then this information will only be available after the image has delivered the dimensions.

Returns:

the final width used for the pixel buffer or -1 if the width is not yet known

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getHeight

public int getHeight()

Get the height of the pixel buffer (after adjusting for image height). If no width was specified for the rectangle of pixels to grab then then this information will only be available after the image has delivered the dimensions.

Returns:

the final height used for the pixel buffer or -1 if the height is not yet known

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getPixels

public Object getPixels()

Get the pixel buffer. If the PixelGrabber was not constructed with an explicit pixel buffer to hold the pixels then this method will return null until the size and format of the image data is known. Since the PixelGrabber may fall back on accumulating the data in the default RGB ColorModel at any time if the source image uses more than one ColorModel to deliver the data, the array object returned by this method may change over time until the image grab is complete.

Returns:

either a byte array or an int array

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getColorModel

public ColorModel getColorModel()

Get the ColorModel for the pixels stored in the array. If the PixelGrabber was constructed with an explicit pixel buffer then this method will always return the default RGB ColorModel, otherwise it may return null until the ColorModel used by the ImageProducer is known. Since the PixelGrabber may fall back on accumulating the data in the default RGB ColorModel at any time if the source image uses more than one ColorModel to deliver the data, the ColorModel object returned by this method may change over time until the image grab is complete and may not reflect any of the ColorModel objects that was used by the ImageProducer to deliver the pixels.

Returns:

the ColorModel object used for storing the pixels

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setDimensions

public void setDimensions(int width, int height)

The setDimensions method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.

Note: This method is intended to be called by the ImageProducer of the Image whose pixels are being grabbed. Developers using this class to retrieve pixels from an image should avoid calling this method directly since that operation could result in problems with retrieving the requested pixels.

Specified by:: setDimensions in interface ImageConsumer
Parameters:: width - the width of the dimension; height - the height of the dimension

setHints

public void setHints(int hints)

The setHints method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.

Specified by:: setHints in interface ImageConsumer
Parameters:: hints - a set of hints used to process the pixels

setProperties

public void setProperties(Hashtable<?,?> props)

The setProperties method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.

Specified by:: setProperties in interface ImageConsumer
Parameters:: props - the list of properties

setColorModel

public void setColorModel(ColorModel model)

The setColorModel method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.

Specified by:

setColorModel in interface ImageConsumer

Parameters:

model - the specified ColorModel

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setPixels

public void setPixels(int srcX, int srcY, int srcW, int srcH, ColorModel model, byte[] pixels, int srcOff, int srcScan)

The setPixels method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.

Specified by:

setPixels in interface ImageConsumer

Parameters:

srcX - the X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the area of pixels to be set

srcY - the Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the area of pixels to be set

srcW - the width of the area of pixels

srcH - the height of the area of pixels

model - the specified ColorModel

pixels - the array of pixels

srcOff - the offset into the pixels array

srcScan - the distance from one row of pixels to the next in the pixels array

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setPixels

public void setPixels(int srcX, int srcY, int srcW, int srcH, ColorModel model, int[] pixels, int srcOff, int srcScan)

The setPixels method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.

Specified by:

setPixels in interface ImageConsumer

Parameters:

srcX - the X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the area of pixels to be set

srcY - the Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the area of pixels to be set

srcW - the width of the area of pixels

srcH - the height of the area of pixels

model - the specified ColorModel

pixels - the array of pixels

srcOff - the offset into the pixels array

srcScan - the distance from one row of pixels to the next in the pixels array

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imageComplete

public void imageComplete(int status)

The imageComplete method is part of the ImageConsumer API which this class must implement to retrieve the pixels.

Specified by:

imageComplete in interface ImageConsumer

Parameters:

status - the status of image loading

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status

public int status()

Returns the status of the pixels. The ImageObserver flags representing the available pixel information are returned. This method and getStatus have the same implementation, but getStatus is the preferred method because it conforms to the convention of naming information-retrieval methods with the form "getXXX".

Returns:

the bitwise OR of all relevant ImageObserver flags

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