Here you can find the source of getBounds(Shape s)
public final static Rectangle getBounds(Shape s)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w. j a va2 s .c om * Copyright 2007, Plutext Pty Ltd. * * This file is part of Docx4all. Docx4all is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of version 3 of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. Docx4all is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Docx4all. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.awt.Rectangle; import java.awt.Shape; public class Main { public final static Rectangle getBounds(Shape s) { //Prevent from constructing a new Rectangle object //if Shape s is already a Rectangle return (s instanceof Rectangle) ? (Rectangle) s : s.getBounds(); } }