teamdev.jxdesktop
Interface Screenable

All Known Subinterfaces:

UIElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

WindowsUIElement

public interface Screenable

This interface defines operations for a UI element that supports capturing of its image.

Method Summary

java.awt.Rectangle	getBounds() Returns the dimensions of the bounding rectangle of the specified screenable object.
java.awt.image.BufferedImage	getImage() Returns the image that represents the screen shot of the current object.

Method Detail

getBounds

public java.awt.Rectangle getBounds()

Returns the dimensions of the bounding rectangle of the specified screenable object. The dimensions are given in screen coordinates that are relative to the upper-left corner of the screen.

Returns:

the dimensions of the bounding rectangle of the specified screenable object

getImage

public java.awt.image.BufferedImage getImage()
                                      throws java.awt.IllegalComponentStateException

Returns the image that represents the screen shot of the current object.

Returns:

the image that represents the screen shot of the current object

Throws:

java.awt.IllegalComponentStateException - if an error occurs during creation of the image