Create Translucent Image in Java

Description

The following code shows how to create Translucent Image.

Example


import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment;
import java.awt.Transparency;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
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import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

class MyCanvas extends JComponent {
  public void paint(Graphics g) {
    Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;

    g2d.drawImage(createTranslucentImage(200, 200),10,10,this);

  } 
  public static BufferedImage createTranslucentImage(int width, int height) {
    return GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().
                getDefaultScreenDevice().getDefaultConfiguration().createCompatibleImage(width, height, Transparency.TRANSLUCENT);
           
  }
}
public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] a) {
    JFrame window = new JFrame();
    window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    window.setBounds(30, 30, 450, 450);
    window.getContentPane().add(new MyCanvas());
    window.setVisible(true);
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

Create Translucent Image in Java




















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