This method returns true if the specified image has the possibility to store transparent pixels. - Java 2D Graphics

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Description

This method returns true if the specified image has the possibility to store transparent pixels.

Demo Code

/*/*from w  w w .  j  a v  a 2s . co m*/
 * VectorGraphics2D: Vector export for Java(R) Graphics2D
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2010-2015 Erich Seifert <dev[at]erichseifert.de>
 *
 * This file is part of VectorGraphics2D.
 *
 * VectorGraphics2D is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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 */
//package com.java2s;

import java.awt.Image;

import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.image.ColorModel;

import java.awt.image.PixelGrabber;

public class Main {
    /**
     * This method returns {@code true} if the specified image has the
     * possibility to store transparent pixels.
     * Inspired by http://www.exampledepot.com/egs/java.awt.image/HasAlpha.html
     * @param image Image that should be checked for alpha channel.
     * @return {@code true} if the specified image can have transparent pixels,
     *         {@code false} otherwise
     */
    public static boolean hasAlpha(Image image) {
        ColorModel cm;
        // If buffered image, the color model is readily available
        if (image instanceof BufferedImage) {
            BufferedImage bimage = (BufferedImage) image;
            cm = bimage.getColorModel();
        } else {
            // Use a pixel grabber to retrieve the image's color model;
            // grabbing a single pixel is usually sufficient
            PixelGrabber pg = new PixelGrabber(image, 0, 0, 1, 1, false);
            try {
                pg.grabPixels();
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                return false;
            }
            // Get the image's color model
            cm = pg.getColorModel();
        }
        return cm.hasAlpha();
    }
}

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