org.jfree.chart.util

Class PaintUtils

java.lang.Object

org.jfree.chart.util.PaintUtils

public class PaintUtils
extends Object

Utility code that relates to Paint objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	colorToString(Color c) Converts a color into a string.
static boolean	equal(Paint p1, Paint p2) Returns true if the two Paint objects are equal OR both null.
static Color	stringToColor(String value) Converts a given string into a color.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

equal

public static boolean equal(Paint p1,
                            Paint p2)

Returns true if the two Paint objects are equal OR both null. This method handles GradientPaint, LinearGradientPaint and RadialGradientPaint as a special cases, since those classes do not override the equals() method.

Parameters:

p1 - paint 1 (null permitted).

p2 - paint 2 (null permitted).

Returns:

A boolean.

colorToString

public static String colorToString(Color c)

Converts a color into a string. If the color is equal to one of the defined constant colors, that name is returned instead. Otherwise the color is returned as hex-string.

Parameters:

c - the color.

Returns:

the string for this color.

stringToColor

public static Color stringToColor(String value)

Converts a given string into a color.

Parameters:

value - the string, either a name or a hex-string.

Returns:

the color.