001 /* BufferCapabilities.java -- double-buffering capabilities descriptor
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037
038
039 package java.awt;
040
041 import java.awt.image.BufferStrategy;
042
043 /**
044 * A double-buffering capability descriptor. This class exposes
045 * details about the double-buffering algorithms used by image
046 * buffers.
047 *
048 * BufferCapabilities represents algorithms that involve at least two
049 * buffers but it can also specify so-called "multi-buffer" schemes
050 * involving more than two buffers. This class describes the
051 * capabilities of the front and back buffers as well as the results
052 * of "flipping" -- that is, what happens when an image is transferred
053 * from the back buffer to the front buffer.
054 *
055 * Flipping may or may not be supported or may be supported only in
056 * fullscreen mode. If it is not supported then "blitting" is implied
057 * -- that is, the contents of the back buffer are copied using a fast
058 * block transfer operation from the back buffer to the front buffer.
059 *
060 * The front buffer is the one that is displayed.
061 *
062 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
063 *
064 * @see BufferStrategy#getCapabilities()
065 * @see GraphicsConfiguration#getBufferCapabilities()
066 *
067 * @since 1.4
068 */
069 public class BufferCapabilities implements Cloneable
070 {
071 /**
072 * A type-safe enumeration of buffer flipping results.
073 *
074 * @see AttributeValue
075 */
076 public static final class FlipContents extends AttributeValue
077 {
078 /**
079 * The names of the different flipping results.
080 */
081 private static final String[] NAMES
082 = { "undefined", "background", "prior", "copied" };
083
084 /**
085 * The contents of the back buffer are undefined after flipping.
086 */
087 public static final FlipContents UNDEFINED = new FlipContents(0);
088
089 /**
090 * The back buffer is cleared with the background color after
091 * flipping.
092 */
093 public static final FlipContents BACKGROUND = new FlipContents(1);
094
095 /**
096 * The back buffer contains the pre-flipping contents of the front
097 * buffer after flipping. In other words a true "flip" has been
098 * performed.
099 */
100 public static final FlipContents PRIOR = new FlipContents(2);
101
102 /**
103 * The back buffer has the same contents as the front buffer after
104 * flipping.
105 */
106 public static final FlipContents COPIED = new FlipContents(3);
107
108 /**
109 * Create a new flipping result descriptor.
110 *
111 * @param value the enumeration value
112 */
113 private FlipContents(int value)
114 {
115 super(value, NAMES);
116 }
117 }
118
119 /**
120 * Front buffer capabilities descriptor.
121 */
122 private final ImageCapabilities front;
123
124 /**
125 * Back buffer capabilities descriptor.
126 */
127 private final ImageCapabilities back;
128
129 /**
130 * Describes the results of a "flip" operation.
131 */
132 private final FlipContents flip;
133
134 /**
135 * Creates a buffer capabilities object.
136 *
137 * @param frontCaps front buffer capabilities descriptor
138 * @param backCaps back buffer capabilities descriptor
139 * @param flip the results of a flip operation or null if
140 * flipping is not supported
141 *
142 * @exception IllegalArgumentException if frontCaps or backCaps is
143 * null
144 */
145 public BufferCapabilities(ImageCapabilities frontCaps,
146 ImageCapabilities backCaps,
147 FlipContents flip)
148 {
149 if (frontCaps == null || backCaps == null)
150 throw new IllegalArgumentException();
151 this.front = frontCaps;
152 this.back = backCaps;
153 this.flip = flip;
154 }
155
156 /**
157 * Retrieve the front buffer's image capabilities.
158 *
159 * @return the front buffer's image capabilities
160 */
161 public ImageCapabilities getFrontBufferCapabilities()
162 {
163 return front;
164 }
165
166 /**
167 * Retrieve the back buffer's image capabilities.
168 *
169 * @return the back buffer's image capabilities
170 */
171 public ImageCapabilities getBackBufferCapabilities()
172 {
173 return back;
174 }
175
176 /**
177 * Return whether or not flipping is supported.
178 *
179 * @return true if flipping is supported, false otherwise
180 */
181 public boolean isPageFlipping()
182 {
183 return flip != null;
184 }
185
186 /**
187 * Retrieve the result of a flipping operation. If this method
188 * returns null then flipping is not supported. This implies that
189 * "blitting", a fast block transfer, is used to copy the contents
190 * of the back buffer to the front buffer. Other possible return
191 * values are:
192 * <ul>
193 * <li><code>FlipContents.UNDEFINED</code> the contents of the
194 * back buffer are undefined after flipping.</li>
195 * <li><code>FlipContents.BACKGROUND</code> the contents of the
196 * back buffer are cleared to the background color after
197 * flipping.</li>
198 * <li><code>FlipContents.PRIOR</code> the back buffer contains
199 * the pre-flipping contents of the front * buffer after
200 * flipping.</li>
201 * <li><code>FlipContents.COPIED</code> the back buffer has the
202 * same contents as the front buffer after flipping.</li>
203 * </ul>
204 *
205 * @return the result of a flipping operation or null if flipping is
206 * not supported
207 */
208 public FlipContents getFlipContents()
209 {
210 return flip;
211 }
212
213 /**
214 * Returns true if flipping is only supported in fullscreen mode.
215 *
216 * @return true if flipping is only supported in fullscreen mode,
217 * false otherwise
218 */
219 public boolean isFullScreenRequired()
220 {
221 return true;
222 }
223
224 /**
225 * Returns true if flipping can involve more than two buffers. One
226 * or more intermediate buffers may be available in addition to the
227 * front and back buffers.
228 *
229 * @return true if there are more than two buffers available for
230 * flipping, false otherwise
231 */
232 public boolean isMultiBufferAvailable()
233 {
234 return false;
235 }
236
237 /**
238 * Clone this buffering capability descriptor.
239 *
240 * @return a clone of this buffer capability descriptor
241 */
242 public Object clone()
243 {
244 try
245 {
246 return super.clone();
247 }
248 catch (CloneNotSupportedException e)
249 {
250 throw (Error) new InternalError().initCause(e);
251 }
252 }
253 }