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RadialGradientPaint.javaAPI DocJava SE 6 API24574Tue Jun 10 00:25:18 BST 2008java.awt

RadialGradientPaint

public final class RadialGradientPaint extends MultipleGradientPaint
The {@code RadialGradientPaint} class provides a way to fill a shape with a circular radial color gradient pattern. The user may specify 2 or more gradient colors, and this paint will provide an interpolation between each color.

The user must specify the circle controlling the gradient pattern, which is described by a center point and a radius. The user can also specify a separate focus point within that circle, which controls the location of the first color of the gradient. By default the focus is set to be the center of the circle.

This paint will map the first color of the gradient to the focus point, and the last color to the perimeter of the circle, interpolating smoothly for any in-between colors specified by the user. Any line drawn from the focus point to the circumference will thus span all the gradient colors.

Specifying a focus point outside of the circle's radius will result in the focus being set to the intersection point of the focus-center line and the perimeter of the circle.

The user must provide an array of floats specifying how to distribute the colors along the gradient. These values should range from 0.0 to 1.0 and act like keyframes along the gradient (they mark where the gradient should be exactly a particular color).

In the event that the user does not set the first keyframe value equal to 0 and/or the last keyframe value equal to 1, keyframes will be created at these positions and the first and last colors will be replicated there. So, if a user specifies the following arrays to construct a gradient:

{Color.BLUE, Color.RED}, {.3f, .7f}
this will be converted to a gradient with the following keyframes:
{Color.BLUE, Color.BLUE, Color.RED, Color.RED}, {0f, .3f, .7f, 1f}

The user may also select what action the {@code RadialGradientPaint} should take when filling color outside the bounds of the circle's radius. If no cycle method is specified, {@code NO_CYCLE} will be chosen by default, which means the the last keyframe color will be used to fill the remaining area.

The colorSpace parameter allows the user to specify in which colorspace the interpolation should be performed, default sRGB or linearized RGB.

The following code demonstrates typical usage of {@code RadialGradientPaint}, where the center and focus points are the same:

Point2D center = new Point2D.Float(50, 50);
float radius = 25;
float[] dist = {0.0f, 0.2f, 1.0f};
Color[] colors = {Color.RED, Color.WHITE, Color.BLUE};
RadialGradientPaint p =
new RadialGradientPaint(center, radius, dist, colors);

This image demonstrates the example code above, with default (centered) focus for each of the three cycle methods:

It is also possible to specify a non-centered focus point, as in the following code:

Point2D center = new Point2D.Float(50, 50);
float radius = 25;
Point2D focus = new Point2D.Float(40, 40);
float[] dist = {0.0f, 0.2f, 1.0f};
Color[] colors = {Color.RED, Color.WHITE, Color.BLUE};
RadialGradientPaint p =
new RadialGradientPaint(center, radius, focus,
dist, colors,
CycleMethod.NO_CYCLE);

This image demonstrates the previous example code, with non-centered focus for each of the three cycle methods:

see
java.awt.Paint
see
java.awt.Graphics2D#setPaint
author
Nicholas Talian, Vincent Hardy, Jim Graham, Jerry Evans
since
1.6

Fields Summary
private final Point2D
focus
Focus point which defines the 0% gradient stop X coordinate.
private final Point2D
center
Center of the circle defining the 100% gradient stop X coordinate.
private final float
radius
Radius of the outermost circle defining the 100% gradient stop.
Constructors Summary
public RadialGradientPaint(float cx, float cy, float radius, float[] fractions, Color[] colors)
Constructs a {@code RadialGradientPaint} with a default {@code NO_CYCLE} repeating method and {@code SRGB} color space, using the center as the focus point.

param
cx the X coordinate in user space of the center point of the circle defining the gradient. The last color of the gradient is mapped to the perimeter of this circle.
param
cy the Y coordinate in user space of the center point of the circle defining the gradient. The last color of the gradient is mapped to the perimeter of this circle.
param
radius the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient
param
fractions numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
param
colors array of colors to use in the gradient. The first color is used at the focus point, the last color around the perimeter of the circle.
throws
NullPointerException if {@code fractions} array is null, or {@code colors} array is null
throws
IllegalArgumentException if {@code radius} is non-positive, or {@code fractions.length != colors.length}, or {@code colors} is less than 2 in size, or a {@code fractions} value is less than 0.0 or greater than 1.0, or the {@code fractions} are not provided in strictly increasing order

        this(cx, cy,
             radius,
             cx, cy,
             fractions,
             colors,
             CycleMethod.NO_CYCLE);
    
public RadialGradientPaint(Point2D center, float radius, float[] fractions, Color[] colors)
Constructs a {@code RadialGradientPaint} with a default {@code NO_CYCLE} repeating method and {@code SRGB} color space, using the center as the focus point.

param
center the center point, in user space, of the circle defining the gradient
param
radius the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient
param
fractions numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
param
colors array of colors to use in the gradient. The first color is used at the focus point, the last color around the perimeter of the circle.
throws
NullPointerException if {@code center} point is null, or {@code fractions} array is null, or {@code colors} array is null
throws
IllegalArgumentException if {@code radius} is non-positive, or {@code fractions.length != colors.length}, or {@code colors} is less than 2 in size, or a {@code fractions} value is less than 0.0 or greater than 1.0, or the {@code fractions} are not provided in strictly increasing order

        this(center,
             radius,
             center,	    
             fractions,
             colors,
             CycleMethod.NO_CYCLE);
    
public RadialGradientPaint(float cx, float cy, float radius, float[] fractions, Color[] colors, CycleMethod cycleMethod)
Constructs a {@code RadialGradientPaint} with a default {@code SRGB} color space, using the center as the focus point.

param
cx the X coordinate in user space of the center point of the circle defining the gradient. The last color of the gradient is mapped to the perimeter of this circle.
param
cy the Y coordinate in user space of the center point of the circle defining the gradient. The last color of the gradient is mapped to the perimeter of this circle.
param
radius the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient
param
fractions numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
param
colors array of colors to use in the gradient. The first color is used at the focus point, the last color around the perimeter of the circle.
param
cycleMethod either {@code NO_CYCLE}, {@code REFLECT}, or {@code REPEAT}
throws
NullPointerException if {@code fractions} array is null, or {@code colors} array is null, or {@code cycleMethod} is null
throws
IllegalArgumentException if {@code radius} is non-positive, or {@code fractions.length != colors.length}, or {@code colors} is less than 2 in size, or a {@code fractions} value is less than 0.0 or greater than 1.0, or the {@code fractions} are not provided in strictly increasing order

        this(cx, cy,
             radius,
             cx, cy,
             fractions,
             colors,
             cycleMethod);
    
public RadialGradientPaint(Point2D center, float radius, float[] fractions, Color[] colors, CycleMethod cycleMethod)
Constructs a {@code RadialGradientPaint} with a default {@code SRGB} color space, using the center as the focus point.

param
center the center point, in user space, of the circle defining the gradient
param
radius the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient
param
fractions numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
param
colors array of colors to use in the gradient. The first color is used at the focus point, the last color around the perimeter of the circle.
param
cycleMethod either {@code NO_CYCLE}, {@code REFLECT}, or {@code REPEAT}
throws
NullPointerException if {@code center} point is null, or {@code fractions} array is null, or {@code colors} array is null, or {@code cycleMethod} is null
throws
IllegalArgumentException if {@code radius} is non-positive, or {@code fractions.length != colors.length}, or {@code colors} is less than 2 in size, or a {@code fractions} value is less than 0.0 or greater than 1.0, or the {@code fractions} are not provided in strictly increasing order

        this(center,
             radius,
             center,	    
             fractions,
             colors,
             cycleMethod);
    
public RadialGradientPaint(float cx, float cy, float radius, float fx, float fy, float[] fractions, Color[] colors, CycleMethod cycleMethod)
Constructs a {@code RadialGradientPaint} with a default {@code SRGB} color space.

param
cx the X coordinate in user space of the center point of the circle defining the gradient. The last color of the gradient is mapped to the perimeter of this circle.
param
cy the Y coordinate in user space of the center point of the circle defining the gradient. The last color of the gradient is mapped to the perimeter of this circle.
param
radius the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient
param
fx the X coordinate of the point in user space to which the first color is mapped
param
fy the Y coordinate of the point in user space to which the first color is mapped
param
fractions numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
param
colors array of colors to use in the gradient. The first color is used at the focus point, the last color around the perimeter of the circle.
param
cycleMethod either {@code NO_CYCLE}, {@code REFLECT}, or {@code REPEAT}
throws
NullPointerException if {@code fractions} array is null, or {@code colors} array is null, or {@code cycleMethod} is null
throws
IllegalArgumentException if {@code radius} is non-positive, or {@code fractions.length != colors.length}, or {@code colors} is less than 2 in size, or a {@code fractions} value is less than 0.0 or greater than 1.0, or the {@code fractions} are not provided in strictly increasing order

        this(new Point2D.Float(cx, cy),
             radius,
             new Point2D.Float(fx, fy),
             fractions,
             colors,
             cycleMethod);
    
public RadialGradientPaint(Point2D center, float radius, Point2D focus, float[] fractions, Color[] colors, CycleMethod cycleMethod)
Constructs a {@code RadialGradientPaint} with a default {@code SRGB} color space.

param
center the center point, in user space, of the circle defining the gradient. The last color of the gradient is mapped to the perimeter of this circle.
param
radius the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient
param
focus the point in user space to which the first color is mapped
param
fractions numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
param
colors array of colors to use in the gradient. The first color is used at the focus point, the last color around the perimeter of the circle.
param
cycleMethod either {@code NO_CYCLE}, {@code REFLECT}, or {@code REPEAT}
throws
NullPointerException if one of the points is null, or {@code fractions} array is null, or {@code colors} array is null, or {@code cycleMethod} is null
throws
IllegalArgumentException if {@code radius} is non-positive, or {@code fractions.length != colors.length}, or {@code colors} is less than 2 in size, or a {@code fractions} value is less than 0.0 or greater than 1.0, or the {@code fractions} are not provided in strictly increasing order

        this(center,
             radius,
             focus,
             fractions,
             colors,
             cycleMethod,
             ColorSpaceType.SRGB,
             new AffineTransform());
    
public RadialGradientPaint(Point2D center, float radius, Point2D focus, float[] fractions, Color[] colors, CycleMethod cycleMethod, ColorSpaceType colorSpace, AffineTransform gradientTransform)
Constructs a {@code RadialGradientPaint}.

param
center the center point in user space of the circle defining the gradient. The last color of the gradient is mapped to the perimeter of this circle.
param
radius the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient
param
focus the point in user space to which the first color is mapped
param
fractions numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
param
colors array of colors to use in the gradient. The first color is used at the focus point, the last color around the perimeter of the circle.
param
cycleMethod either {@code NO_CYCLE}, {@code REFLECT}, or {@code REPEAT}
param
colorSpace which color space to use for interpolation, either {@code SRGB} or {@code LINEAR_RGB}
param
gradientTransform transform to apply to the gradient
throws
NullPointerException if one of the points is null, or {@code fractions} array is null, or {@code colors} array is null, or {@code cycleMethod} is null, or {@code colorSpace} is null, or {@code gradientTransform} is null
throws
IllegalArgumentException if {@code radius} is non-positive, or {@code fractions.length != colors.length}, or {@code colors} is less than 2 in size, or a {@code fractions} value is less than 0.0 or greater than 1.0, or the {@code fractions} are not provided in strictly increasing order

        super(fractions, colors, cycleMethod, colorSpace, gradientTransform);

        // check input arguments
        if (center == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Center point must be non-null");
        }
	
        if (focus == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Focus point must be non-null");
        }

        if (radius <= 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Radius must be greater " +
                                               "than zero");
        }

        // copy parameters
        this.center = new Point2D.Double(center.getX(), center.getY());
        this.focus = new Point2D.Double(focus.getX(), focus.getY());
        this.radius = radius;
    
public RadialGradientPaint(Rectangle2D gradientBounds, float[] fractions, Color[] colors, CycleMethod cycleMethod)
Constructs a {@code RadialGradientPaint} with a default {@code SRGB} color space. The gradient circle of the {@code RadialGradientPaint} is defined by the given bounding box.

This constructor is a more convenient way to express the following (equivalent) code:

double gw = gradientBounds.getWidth();
double gh = gradientBounds.getHeight();
double cx = gradientBounds.getCenterX();
double cy = gradientBounds.getCenterY();
Point2D center = new Point2D.Double(cx, cy);

AffineTransform gradientTransform = new AffineTransform();
gradientTransform.translate(cx, cy);
gradientTransform.scale(gw / 2, gh / 2);
gradientTransform.translate(-cx, -cy);

RadialGradientPaint gp =
new RadialGradientPaint(center, 1.0f, center,
fractions, colors,
cycleMethod,
ColorSpaceType.SRGB,
gradientTransform);

param
gradientBounds the bounding box, in user space, of the circle defining the outermost extent of the gradient
param
fractions numbers ranging from 0.0 to 1.0 specifying the distribution of colors along the gradient
param
colors array of colors to use in the gradient. The first color is used at the focus point, the last color around the perimeter of the circle.
param
cycleMethod either {@code NO_CYCLE}, {@code REFLECT}, or {@code REPEAT}
throws
NullPointerException if {@code gradientBounds} is null, or {@code fractions} array is null, or {@code colors} array is null, or {@code cycleMethod} is null
throws
IllegalArgumentException if {@code gradientBounds} is empty, or {@code fractions.length != colors.length}, or {@code colors} is less than 2 in size, or a {@code fractions} value is less than 0.0 or greater than 1.0, or the {@code fractions} are not provided in strictly increasing order

        // gradient center/focal point is the center of the bounding box,
        // radius is set to 1.0, and then we set a scale transform
        // to achieve an elliptical gradient defined by the bounding box
        this(new Point2D.Double(gradientBounds.getCenterX(),
                                gradientBounds.getCenterY()),
             1.0f,
             new Point2D.Double(gradientBounds.getCenterX(),
                                gradientBounds.getCenterY()),
             fractions,
             colors,
             cycleMethod,
             ColorSpaceType.SRGB,
             createGradientTransform(gradientBounds));

        if (gradientBounds.isEmpty()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Gradient bounds must be " +
                                               "non-empty");
        }
    
Methods Summary
public java.awt.PaintContextcreateContext(java.awt.image.ColorModel cm, java.awt.Rectangle deviceBounds, java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D userBounds, java.awt.geom.AffineTransform transform, java.awt.RenderingHints hints)
{@inheritDoc}

        // avoid modifying the user's transform...
        transform = new AffineTransform(transform);
        // incorporate the gradient transform
        transform.concatenate(gradientTransform);

        return new RadialGradientPaintContext(this, cm,
                                              deviceBounds, userBounds,
                                              transform, hints,
                                              (float)center.getX(),
                                              (float)center.getY(),
                                              radius,
                                              (float)focus.getX(),
                                              (float)focus.getY(),
                                              fractions, colors,
                                              cycleMethod, colorSpace);
    
private static java.awt.geom.AffineTransformcreateGradientTransform(java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D r)

        double cx = r.getCenterX();
        double cy = r.getCenterY();
        AffineTransform xform = AffineTransform.getTranslateInstance(cx, cy);
        xform.scale(r.getWidth()/2, r.getHeight()/2);
        xform.translate(-cx, -cy);
        return xform;
    
public java.awt.geom.Point2DgetCenterPoint()
Returns a copy of the center point of the radial gradient.

return
a {@code Point2D} object that is a copy of the center point

        return new Point2D.Double(center.getX(), center.getY());
    
public java.awt.geom.Point2DgetFocusPoint()
Returns a copy of the end point of the gradient axis.

return
a {@code Point2D} object that is a copy of the focus point

        return new Point2D.Double(focus.getX(), focus.getY());
    
public floatgetRadius()
Returns the radius of the circle defining the radial gradient.

return
the radius of the circle defining the radial gradient

        return radius;