com.sun.jimi.core.util
Class JimiImageSerializer

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.sun.jimi.core.util.JimiImageSerializer
public class JimiImageSerializer
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Externalizable

A Serializable wrapper for Images. JimiSerializers hold a reference to an Image, not necessarily created with JIMI, and acts as a Serializable container for it.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
protected static java.lang.String DEFAULT_ENCODING
           
protected  java.awt.Image image_
          The image to serialize
 
Constructor Summary
JimiImageSerializer()
          Constructs a JimiImageSerializer.
JimiImageSerializer(java.awt.Image image)
          Constructs a JimiImageSerializer for a given image, using a default encoding scheme.
 
Method Summary
 java.awt.Image getImage()
          Returns the Image being serialized.
 void readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput in)
          Extenalization support, should not be invoked directly.
 void setImage(java.awt.Image image)
          Set the source image to serialize.
 void writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput out)
          Extenalization support, should not be invoked directly.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

DEFAULT_ENCODING

protected static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_ENCODING

image_

protected transient java.awt.Image image_
The image to serialize
Constructor Detail

JimiImageSerializer

public JimiImageSerializer()
Constructs a JimiImageSerializer. setImage must be called to set the image to serialize.

JimiImageSerializer

public JimiImageSerializer(java.awt.Image image)
Constructs a JimiImageSerializer for a given image, using a default encoding scheme.
Parameters:
image - the image to serialize
Method Detail

getImage

public java.awt.Image getImage()
Returns the Image being serialized.
Returns:
the image

setImage

public void setImage(java.awt.Image image)
Set the source image to serialize.
Parameters:
image - the image to serialize

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput out)
                   throws java.io.IOException
Extenalization support, should not be invoked directly.
Specified by:
writeExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

readExternal

public void readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput in)
                  throws java.io.IOException
Extenalization support, should not be invoked directly.
Specified by:
readExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable