Java tutorial
import java.awt.Image; import java.awt.Rectangle; import java.awt.image.BufferedImage; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.net.URL; import javax.imageio.ImageIO; import javax.imageio.ImageReadParam; import javax.imageio.ImageReader; import javax.imageio.stream.ImageInputStream; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { URL url = new URL("http://www.java2s.com/style/download.png"); Image chunk = readFragment(url.openStream(), new Rectangle(15, 15, 30, 25)); JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, new ImageIcon(chunk), "Duke", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE); } public static BufferedImage readFragment(InputStream stream, Rectangle rect) throws IOException { ImageInputStream imageStream = ImageIO.createImageInputStream(stream); ImageReader reader = ImageIO.getImageReaders(imageStream).next(); ImageReadParam param = reader.getDefaultReadParam(); param.setSourceRegion(rect); reader.setInput(imageStream, true, true); BufferedImage image = reader.read(0, param); reader.dispose(); imageStream.close(); return image; } }