Icon (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

• All Known Implementing Classes:
  IconUIResource, ImageIcon, MetalCheckBoxIcon, MetalComboBoxIcon, MetalIconFactory.FileIcon16, MetalIconFactory.FolderIcon16, MetalIconFactory.PaletteCloseIcon, MetalIconFactory.TreeControlIcon, MetalIconFactory.TreeFolderIcon, MetalIconFactory.TreeLeafIcon

public interface Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.
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.  
     * #### 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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