Icon (Java SE 11 & JDK 11 ) (original) (raw)

• All Known Subinterfaces:
  [SynthIcon](plaf/synth/SynthIcon.html "interface in javax.swing.plaf.synth")
  All Known Implementing Classes:
  [IconUIResource](plaf/IconUIResource.html "class in javax.swing.plaf"), [ImageIcon](ImageIcon.html "class in javax.swing"), [MetalCheckBoxIcon](plaf/metal/MetalCheckBoxIcon.html "class in javax.swing.plaf.metal"), [MetalComboBoxIcon](plaf/metal/MetalComboBoxIcon.html "class in javax.swing.plaf.metal"), [MetalIconFactory.FileIcon16](plaf/metal/MetalIconFactory.FileIcon16.html "class in javax.swing.plaf.metal"), [MetalIconFactory.FolderIcon16](plaf/metal/MetalIconFactory.FolderIcon16.html "class in javax.swing.plaf.metal"), [MetalIconFactory.PaletteCloseIcon](plaf/metal/MetalIconFactory.PaletteCloseIcon.html "class in javax.swing.plaf.metal"), [MetalIconFactory.TreeControlIcon](plaf/metal/MetalIconFactory.TreeControlIcon.html "class in javax.swing.plaf.metal"), [MetalIconFactory.TreeFolderIcon](plaf/metal/MetalIconFactory.TreeFolderIcon.html "class in javax.swing.plaf.metal"), [MetalIconFactory.TreeLeafIcon](plaf/metal/MetalIconFactory.TreeLeafIcon.html "class in javax.swing.plaf.metal")

public interface Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.
Since:
1.2
See Also:
ImageIcon

• • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  int	getIconHeight()	Returns the icon's height.
  int	getIconWidth()	Returns the icon's width.
  void	paintIcon​(Component c,Graphics g, int x, int y)	Draw the icon at the specified location.

• • Method Detail

     * #### paintIcon  
     void paintIcon​([Component](../../java/awt/Component.html "class in java.awt") c,  
                    [Graphics](../../java/awt/Graphics.html "class in java.awt") g,  
                    int x,  
                    int y)  
     Draw the icon at the specified location. Icon implementations may use the Component argument to get properties useful for painting, e.g. the foreground or background color.  
     Parameters:  
     `c` \- a `Component` to get properties useful for painting  
     `g` \- the graphics context  
     `x` \- the X coordinate of the icon's top-left corner  
     `y` \- the Y coordinate of the icon's top-left corner  
     * #### getIconWidth  
     int getIconWidth()  
     Returns the icon's width.  
     Returns:  
     an int specifying the fixed width of the icon.  
     * #### getIconHeight  
     int getIconHeight()  
     Returns the icon's height.  
     Returns:  
     an int specifying the fixed height of the icon.

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