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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25
26package java.awt;
27
28import java.awt.image.Raster;
29import java.awt.image.WritableRaster;
30
31/**
32 * The <code>CompositeContext</code> interface defines the encapsulated
33 * and optimized environment for a compositing operation.
34 * <code>CompositeContext</code> objects maintain state for
35 * compositing operations. In a multi-threaded environment, several
36 * contexts can exist simultaneously for a single {@link Composite}
37 * object.
38 * @see Composite
39 */
40
41public interface CompositeContext {
42 /**
43 * Releases resources allocated for a context.
44 */
45 public void dispose();
46
47 /**
48 * Composes the two source {@link Raster} objects and
49 * places the result in the destination
50 * {@link WritableRaster}. Note that the destination
51 * can be the same object as either the first or second
52 * source. Note that <code>dstIn</code> and
53 * <code>dstOut</code> must be compatible with the
54 * <code>dstColorModel</code> passed to the
55 * {@link Composite#createContext(java.awt.image.ColorModel, java.awt.image.ColorModel, java.awt.RenderingHints) createContext}
56 * method of the <code>Composite</code> interface.
57 * @param src the first source for the compositing operation
58 * @param dstIn the second source for the compositing operation
59 * @param dstOut the <code>WritableRaster</code> into which the
60 * result of the operation is stored
61 * @see Composite
62 */
63 public void compose(Raster src,
64 Raster dstIn,
65 WritableRaster dstOut);
66
67
68}