|
JavaTM 2 Platform Std. Ed. v1.4.1 |
||||||||||
PREV CLASS NEXT CLASS | FRAMES NO FRAMES | ||||||||||
SUMMARY: NESTED | FIELD | CONSTR | METHOD | DETAIL: FIELD | CONSTR | METHOD |
java.lang.Object | +--javax.imageio.spi.IIOServiceProvider | +--javax.imageio.spi.ImageReaderWriterSpi | +--javax.imageio.spi.ImageWriterSpi
The service provider interface (SPI) for ImageWriter
s.
For more information on service provider classes, see the class comment
for the IIORegistry
class.
Each ImageWriterSpi
provides several types of information
about the ImageWriter
class with which it is associated.
The name of the vendor who defined the SPI class and a
brief description of the class are available via the
getVendorName
, getDescription
,
and getVersion
methods.
These methods may be internationalized to provide locale-specific
output. These methods are intended mainly to provide short,
human-writable information that might be used to organize a pop-up
menu or other list.
Lists of format names, file suffixes, and MIME types associated
with the service may be obtained by means of the
getFormatNames
, getFileSuffixes
, and
getMIMEType
methods. These methods may be used to
identify candidate ImageWriter
s for writing a
particular file or stream based on manual format selection, file
naming, or MIME associations.
A more reliable way to determine which ImageWriter
s
are likely to be able to parse a particular data stream is provided
by the canEncodeImage
method. This methods allows the
service provider to inspect the actual image contents.
Finally, an instance of the ImageWriter
class
associated with this service provider may be obtained by calling
the createWriterInstance
method. Any heavyweight
initialization, such as the loading of native libraries or creation
of large tables, should be deferred at least until the first
invocation of this method.
IIORegistry
,
ImageTypeSpecifier
,
ImageWriter
Field Summary | |
protected Class[] |
outputTypes
An array of Class objects to be returned from
getOutputTypes , initially null . |
protected String[] |
readerSpiNames
An array of strings to be returned from getImageReaderSpiNames , initially
null . |
static Class[] |
STANDARD_OUTPUT_TYPE
A single-element array, initially containing ImageInputStream.class , to be returned from
getInputTypes . |
Fields inherited from class javax.imageio.spi.IIOServiceProvider |
vendorName, version |
Constructor Summary | |
protected |
ImageWriterSpi()
Constructs a blank ImageWriterSpi . |
|
ImageWriterSpi(String vendorName,
String version,
String[] names,
String[] suffixes,
String[] MIMETypes,
String writerClassName,
Class[] outputTypes,
String[] readerSpiNames,
boolean supportsStandardStreamMetadataFormat,
String nativeStreamMetadataFormatName,
String nativeStreamMetadataFormatClassName,
String[] extraStreamMetadataFormatNames,
String[] extraStreamMetadataFormatClassNames,
boolean supportsStandardImageMetadataFormat,
String nativeImageMetadataFormatName,
String nativeImageMetadataFormatClassName,
String[] extraImageMetadataFormatNames,
String[] extraImageMetadataFormatClassNames)
Constructs an ImageWriterSpi with a given
set of values. |
Method Summary | |
abstract boolean |
canEncodeImage(ImageTypeSpecifier type)
Returns true if the ImageWriter
implementation associated with this service provider is able to
encode an image with the given layout. |
boolean |
canEncodeImage(RenderedImage im)
Returns true if the ImageWriter
implementation associated with this service provider is able to
encode the given RenderedImage instance. |
ImageWriter |
createWriterInstance()
Returns an instance of the ImageWriter
implementation associated with this service provider. |
abstract ImageWriter |
createWriterInstance(Object extension)
Returns an instance of the ImageWriter
implementation associated with this service provider. |
String[] |
getImageReaderSpiNames()
Returns an array of String s containing all the
fully qualified names of all the ImageReaderSpi
classes that can understand the internal metadata
representation used by the ImageWriter associated
with this service provider, or null if there are
no such ImageReaders specified. |
Class[] |
getOutputTypes()
Returns an array of Class objects indicating what
types of objects may be used as arguments to the writer's
setOutput method. |
boolean |
isFormatLossless()
Returns true if the format that this writer
outputs preserves pixel data bit-accurately. |
boolean |
isOwnWriter(ImageWriter writer)
Returns true if the ImageWriter object
passed in is an instance of the ImageWriter
associated with this service provider. |
Methods inherited from class javax.imageio.spi.IIOServiceProvider |
getDescription, getVendorName, getVersion, onDeregistration, onRegistration |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
Field Detail |
public static final Class[] STANDARD_OUTPUT_TYPE
ImageInputStream.class
, to be returned from
getInputTypes
.
protected Class[] outputTypes
Class
objects to be returned from
getOutputTypes
, initially null
.
protected String[] readerSpiNames
getImageReaderSpiNames
, initially
null
.
Constructor Detail |
protected ImageWriterSpi()
ImageWriterSpi
. It is up to
the subclass to initialize instance variables and/or override
method implementations in order to provide working versions of
all methods.
public ImageWriterSpi(String vendorName, String version, String[] names, String[] suffixes, String[] MIMETypes, String writerClassName, Class[] outputTypes, String[] readerSpiNames, boolean supportsStandardStreamMetadataFormat, String nativeStreamMetadataFormatName, String nativeStreamMetadataFormatClassName, String[] extraStreamMetadataFormatNames, String[] extraStreamMetadataFormatClassNames, boolean supportsStandardImageMetadataFormat, String nativeImageMetadataFormatName, String nativeImageMetadataFormatClassName, String[] extraImageMetadataFormatNames, String[] extraImageMetadataFormatClassNames)
ImageWriterSpi
with a given
set of values.
vendorName
- the vendor name, as a non-null
String
.version
- a version identifier, as a non-null
String
.names
- a non-null
array of
String
s indicating the format names. At least one
entry must be present.suffixes
- an array of String
s indicating the
common file suffixes. If no suffixes are defined,
null
should be supplied. An array of length 0
will be normalized to null
.MIMETypes
- an array of String
s indicating
the format's MIME types. If no suffixes are defined,
null
should be supplied. An array of length 0
will be normalized to null
.writerClassName
- the fully-qualified name of the
associated ImageWriterSpi
class, as a
non-null
String
.outputTypes
- an array of Class
objects of
length at least 1 indicating the legal output types.readerSpiNames
- an array String
s of length
at least 1 naming the classes of all associated
ImageReader
s, or null
. An array of
length 0 is normalized to null
.supportsStandardStreamMetadataFormat
- a
boolean
that indicates whether a stream metadata
object can use trees described by the standard metadata format.nativeStreamMetadataFormatName
- a
String
, or null
, to be returned from
getNativeStreamMetadataFormatName
.nativeStreamMetadataFormatClassName
- a
String
, or null
, to be used to instantiate
a metadata format object to be returned from
getNativeStreamMetadataFormat
.extraStreamMetadataFormatNames
- an array of
String
s, or null
, to be returned from
getExtraStreamMetadataFormatNames
. An array of length
0 is normalized to null
.extraStreamMetadataFormatClassNames
- an array of
String
s, or null
, to be used to instantiate
a metadata format object to be returned from
getStreamMetadataFormat
. An array of length
0 is normalized to null
.supportsStandardImageMetadataFormat
- a
boolean
that indicates whether an image metadata
object can use trees described by the standard metadata format.nativeImageMetadataFormatName
- a
String
, or null
, to be returned from
getNativeImageMetadataFormatName
.nativeImageMetadataFormatClassName
- a
String
, or null
, to be used to instantiate
a metadata format object to be returned from
getNativeImageMetadataFormat
.extraImageMetadataFormatNames
- an array of
String
s to be returned from
getExtraImageMetadataFormatNames
. An array of length 0
is normalized to null
.extraImageMetadataFormatClassNames
- an array of
String
s, or null
, to be used to instantiate
a metadata format object to be returned from
getImageMetadataFormat
. An array of length
0 is normalized to null
.
IllegalArgumentException
- if vendorName
is null
.
IllegalArgumentException
- if version
is null
.
IllegalArgumentException
- if names
is null
or has length 0.
IllegalArgumentException
- if writerClassName
is null
.
IllegalArgumentException
- if outputTypes
is null
or has length 0.Method Detail |
public boolean isFormatLossless()
true
if the format that this writer
outputs preserves pixel data bit-accurately. The default
implementation returns true
.
true
if the format preserves full pixel
accuracy.public Class[] getOutputTypes()
Class
objects indicating what
types of objects may be used as arguments to the writer's
setOutput
method.
For most writers, which only output to an
ImageOutputStream
, a single-element array
containing ImageOutputStream.class
should be
returned.
null
array of
Class
objects of length at least 1.public abstract boolean canEncodeImage(ImageTypeSpecifier type)
true
if the ImageWriter
implementation associated with this service provider is able to
encode an image with the given layout. The layout
(i.e., the image's SampleModel
and
ColorModel
) is described by an
ImageTypeSpecifier
object.
A return value of true
is not an absolute
guarantee of successful encoding; the encoding process may still
produce errors due to factors such as I/O errors, inconsistent
or malformed data structures, etc. The intent is that a
reasonable inspection of the basic structure of the image be
performed in order to determine if it is within the scope of
the encoding format. For example, a service provider for a
format that can only encode greyscale would return
false
if handed an RGB BufferedImage
.
Similarly, a service provider for a format that can encode
8-bit RGB imagery might refuse to encode an image with an
associated alpha channel.
Different ImageWriter
s, and thus service
providers, may choose to be more or less strict. For example,
they might accept an image with premultiplied alpha even though
it will have to be divided out of each pixel, at some loss of
precision, in order to be stored.
type
- an ImageTypeSpecifier
specifying the
layout of the image to be written.
true
if this writer is likely to be able
to encode images with the given layout.
IllegalArgumentException
- if type
is null
.public boolean canEncodeImage(RenderedImage im)
true
if the ImageWriter
implementation associated with this service provider is able to
encode the given RenderedImage
instance. Note
that this includes instances of
java.awt.image.BufferedImage
.
See the discussion for
canEncodeImage(ImageTypeSpecifier)
for information
on the semantics of this method.
im
- an instance of RenderedImage
to be encoded.
true
if this writer is likely to be able
to encode this image.
IllegalArgumentException
- if im
is null
.public ImageWriter createWriterInstance() throws IOException
ImageWriter
implementation associated with this service provider.
The returned object will initially be in an initial state as if
its reset
method had been called.
The default implementation simply returns
createWriterInstance(null)
.
ImageWriter
instance.
IOException
- if an error occurs during loading,
or initialization of the writer class, or during instantiation
or initialization of the writer object.public abstract ImageWriter createWriterInstance(Object extension) throws IOException
ImageWriter
implementation associated with this service provider.
The returned object will initially be in an initial state
as if its reset
method had been called.
An Object
may be supplied to the plug-in at
construction time. The nature of the object is entirely
plug-in specific.
Typically, a plug-in will implement this method using code
such as return new MyImageWriter(this)
.
extension
- a plug-in specific extension object, which may
be null
.
ImageWriter
instance.
IOException
- if the attempt to instantiate
the writer fails.
IllegalArgumentException
- if the
ImageWriter
's constructor throws an
IllegalArgumentException
to indicate that the
extension object is unsuitable.public boolean isOwnWriter(ImageWriter writer)
true
if the ImageWriter
object
passed in is an instance of the ImageWriter
associated with this service provider.
writer
- an ImageWriter
instance.
true
if writer
is recognized
IllegalArgumentException
- if writer
is
null
.public String[] getImageReaderSpiNames()
String
s containing all the
fully qualified names of all the ImageReaderSpi
classes that can understand the internal metadata
representation used by the ImageWriter
associated
with this service provider, or null
if there are
no such ImageReaders
specified. If a
non-null
value is returned, it must have non-zero
length.
The first item in the array must be the name of the service
provider for the "preferred" reader, as it will be used to
instantiate the ImageReader
returned by
ImageIO.getImageReader(ImageWriter)
.
This mechanism may be used to obtain
ImageReaders
that will generated non-pixel
meta-data (see IIOExtraDataInfo
) in a structure
understood by an ImageWriter
. By reading the
image and obtaining this data from one of the
ImageReaders
obtained with this method and passing
it on to the ImageWriter
, a client program can
read an image, modify it in some way, and write it back out
preserving all meta-data, without having to understand anything
about the internal structure of the meta-data, or even about
the image format.
String
s of length at least 1
containing names of ImageReaderSpi
s, or
null
.ImageIO.getImageReader(ImageWriter)
,
ImageReaderSpi.getImageWriterSpiNames()
|
JavaTM 2 Platform Std. Ed. v1.4.1 |
||||||||||
PREV CLASS NEXT CLASS | FRAMES NO FRAMES | ||||||||||
SUMMARY: NESTED | FIELD | CONSTR | METHOD | DETAIL: FIELD | CONSTR | METHOD |
Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms.