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Save Graphics2D object to file?

I have a Graphics2D object, and I know nothing about it beyond what information I can gather via the methods available to Graphics2D. How do I save this to file? I have been playing around with JIMI, but I have no idea how to convert it to the necessary ImageProducer class... If that's even possible. Any compressed image type is acceptable, jpeg, png, etc, I don't care. I just need this Graphics2D object dumped to file.

I need an answer ASAP - hence the high points.

Thanks,
-Dan

bobbit31

try something like this:

// Create an image buffer in
//which to paint on.
BufferedImage outImage = new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);

// tx is your AffineTransform, apply it to image
Graphics2D g2d = outImage.createGraphics();
g2d.drawImage(<your original image>, tx, null);
g2d.dispose();

// JPEG-encode the image
//and write to file.
OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(<name of new file>);
JPEGImageEncoder encoder = JPEGCodec.createJPEGEncoder(os);
encoder.encode(outImage);
os.close();

dleslie

ASKER

I can't do that since all I have is a Graphics2D object provided by an external class I have no access to, unless I could somehow convert this Graphics2D object to a buffered image, this method is impossible.

Thanks,
-Dan

Mick Barry

What you are requesting does not make sense.
The Graphics2D class is merely a context for performing drawing operations. It does not contain any details about the drawing operations performed by it.
Sounds like instead what you need to do is pass your own Graphics2D object (created as bobbit31 described above) to your external class to paint to.

dleslie

ASKER

An external class has already painted to the Graphics2D object, and has passed it along to me to dump it to file. As is painfully obvious, I'm new to this segment of Java, so please bear with me.

Thanks,
-Dan

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Mick Barry

To do what you want, you need to do the reverse and pass a Graphics object to be painted to.

dleslie

ASKER

I thought so...

Thanks for the help,
-Dan

Mick Barry

No worries.

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