org.votech.ds6.imageutils
Class ImageHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.votech.ds6.imageutils.ImageHelper

public class ImageHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

ImageHelper(java.lang.Class base)
Construct an ImageHelper.

Method Summary

java.net.URL	copyImageToTempFile(java.lang.String image, java.lang.String type) Copy an image from the classpath (relative to the base class) to a temporary file.
void	copyTo(java.lang.String location, java.io.File file, java.lang.String format) Copy an image that's on the classpath relative to the base class out to a given file
static void	copyTo(java.net.URL original, java.io.File file, java.lang.String format) Copy an image out to a given file.
ResizableImageIcon	getIcon(java.lang.String name) Get a resizable icon with the given name, stored on the classpath relative to the supplied base class.
static ResizableImageIcon	getIcon(java.net.URL url) Get a resizable Icon from the supplied URL.
java.awt.Image	getImage(java.lang.String name) Get an image with the given name, stored on the classpath relative to the supplied base class.
static java.awt.Image	getImage(java.net.URL url) Get an image from the supplied URL
java.net.URL	getImageUrl(java.lang.String image)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ImageHelper

public ImageHelper(java.lang.Class base)

Construct an ImageHelper. All images will be located on the classpath relative to the supplied class.

Parameters:

base -

Method Detail

getIcon

public static ResizableImageIcon getIcon(java.net.URL url)

Get a resizable Icon from the supplied URL.

Parameters:

url -

Returns:

getImage

public static java.awt.Image getImage(java.net.URL url)

Get an image from the supplied URL

Parameters:

url -

Returns:

getIcon

public ResizableImageIcon getIcon(java.lang.String name)

Get a resizable icon with the given name, stored on the classpath relative to the supplied base class.

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

getImage

public java.awt.Image getImage(java.lang.String name)

Get an image with the given name, stored on the classpath relative to the supplied base class.

copyTo

public static void copyTo(java.net.URL original,
                          java.io.File file,
                          java.lang.String format)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Copy an image out to a given file.

Parameters:

original - original image

file - location to copy to

file - format

Throws:

java.io.IOException

copyTo

public void copyTo(java.lang.String location,
                   java.io.File file,
                   java.lang.String format)
            throws java.io.IOException

Copy an image that's on the classpath relative to the base class out to a given file

Parameters:

location - location of the file relative to the base class

file -

format -

Throws:

java.io.IOException

copyImageToTempFile

public java.net.URL copyImageToTempFile(java.lang.String image,
                                        java.lang.String type)

Copy an image from the classpath (relative to the base class) to a temporary file.

Parameters:

image - image name

type - jpg or gif etc

Returns:

a URL to the local file

getImageUrl

public java.net.URL getImageUrl(java.lang.String image)