001 /* PaintContext.java -- the environment for performing a paint operation
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037
038
039 package java.awt;
040
041 import java.awt.image.ColorModel;
042 import java.awt.image.Raster;
043
044 /**
045 * @author Warren Levy (warrenl@cygnus.com)
046 * @see Paint
047 * @since 1.1
048 * @status updated to 1.4
049 */
050 public interface PaintContext
051 {
052 /**
053 * Release the resources allocated for the paint.
054 */
055 void dispose();
056
057 /**
058 * Return the color model of this context. It may be different from the
059 * hint specified during createContext, as not all contexts can generate
060 * color patterns in an arbitrary model.
061 *
062 * @return the context color model
063 */
064 ColorModel getColorModel();
065
066 /**
067 * Return a raster containing the colors for the graphics operation.
068 *
069 * @param x the x-coordinate, in device space
070 * @param y the y-coordinate, in device space
071 * @param w the width, in device space
072 * @param h the height, in device space
073 * @return a raster for the given area and color
074 */
075 Raster getRaster(int x, int y, int w, int h);
076 } // interface PaintContext