Java Swing Icon createTransparentIcon(final int width, final int height)

Description

Creates a transparent icon.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
width	the width of the new icon
height	the height of the new icon

Return

the created transparent icon.

Declaration

public static Icon createTransparentIcon(final int width, final int height) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w w w  .  ja  va 2s.c om
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 */

import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.Icon;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Creates a transparent icon. The Icon can be used for aligning menu items.
     *
     * @param width
     *          the width of the new icon
     * @param height
     *          the height of the new icon
     * @return the created transparent icon.
     */
    public static Icon createTransparentIcon(final int width, final int height) {
        return new ImageIcon(createTransparentImage(width, height));
    }

    /**
     * Creates a transparent image. These can be used for aligning menu items.
     *
     * @param width
     *          the width.
     * @param height
     *          the height.
     * @return the created transparent image.
     */
    public static BufferedImage createTransparentImage(final int width, final int height) {
        return new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
    }
}

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2. createIcon(URL resource)
3. createIconFromResource(ClassLoader loader, String resourceName)
4. createIconFromStream(InputStream input)
5. createTransparentIcon()
6. createTransparentIcon(int width)
7. darken(Icon icon)
8. emptyIcon(final int width, final int height)
9. getApplicationIcons()