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/* Paint.java -- generate colors for Graphics2D operations

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package java.awt;

import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;

import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;

import java.awt.image.ColorModel;

/**

 * Defines how color patterns are generated for Graphics2D operations. This

 * is used to perform the <code>draw</code> and <code>fill</code> methods

 * of the graphics object. Instances must be immutable, because the graphics

 * object does not clone them.

 *

 * @author Warren Levy (warrenl@cygnus.com)

 * @see PaintContext

 * @see Color

 * @see GradientPaint

 * @see TexturePaint

 * @see Graphics2D#setPaint(Paint)

 * @since 1.1

 * @status updated to 1.4

 */

public interface Paint extends Transparency

{

  /**

   * Create the context necessary for performing the color pattern generation.

   * The color model is a hint, and may be null for Classpath implementations;

   * however some legacy code may throw a NullPointerException when passed a

   * null. Leaving the color model null provides the most efficiency and leeway

   * in the generation of the color pattern.

   *

   * @param cm the color model, used as a hint

   * @param deviceBounds the device space bounding box of the painted area

   * @param userBounds the user space bounding box of the painted area

   * @param xform the transformation from user space to device space

   * @param hints any hints for choosing between rendering alternatives

   * @return the context for performing the paint

   */

  PaintContext createContext(ColorModel cm, Rectangle deviceBounds,

                             Rectangle2D userBounds, AffineTransform xform,

                             RenderingHints hints);

} // interface Paint