Class Color

    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      int handle
      the handle to the OS color resource (Warning: This field is platform dependent)
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Color​(int red, int green, int blue)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given the desired red, green and blue values expressed as ints in the range 0 to 255 (where 0 is black and 255 is full brightness).
      Color​(int red, int green, int blue, int alpha)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given the desired red, green, blue & alpha values expressed as ints in the range 0 to 255 (where 0 is black and 255 is full brightness).
      Color​(Device device, int red, int green, int blue)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given a device and the desired red, green and blue values expressed as ints in the range 0 to 255 (where 0 is black and 255 is full brightness).
      Color​(Device device, int red, int green, int blue, int alpha)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given a device and the desired red, green, blue & alpha values expressed as ints in the range 0 to 255 (where 0 is black and 255 is full brightness).
      Color​(Device device, RGB rgb)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given a device and an RGB describing the desired red, green and blue values.
      Color​(Device device, RGBA rgba)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given a device and an RGBA describing the desired red, green, blue & alpha values.
      Color​(Device device, RGB rgb, int alpha)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given a device, an RGB describing the desired red, green and blue values, alpha specifying the level of transparency.
      Color​(RGB rgb)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given an RGB describing the desired red, green and blue values.
      Color​(RGBA rgba)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given an RGBA describing the desired red, green, blue & alpha values.
      Color​(RGB rgb, int alpha)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given an RGB describing the desired red, green and blue values, alpha specifying the level of transparency.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void dispose()
      Colors do not need to be disposed, however to maintain compatibility with older code, disposing a Color is not an error.
      boolean equals​(Object object)
      Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
      int getAlpha()
      Returns the amount of alpha in the color, from 0 (transparent) to 255 (opaque).
      int getBlue()
      Returns the amount of blue in the color, from 0 to 255.
      Device getDevice()
      Returns the Device where this resource was created.
      int getGreen()
      Returns the amount of green in the color, from 0 to 255.
      int getRed()
      Returns the amount of red in the color, from 0 to 255.
      RGB getRGB()
      Returns an RGB representing the receiver.
      RGBA getRGBA()
      Returns an RGBA representing the receiver.
      int hashCode()
      Returns an integer hash code for the receiver.
      boolean isDisposed()
      Returns true if the color has been disposed, and false otherwise.
      String toString()
      Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
      static Color win32_new​(Device device, int handle)
      Invokes platform specific functionality to allocate a new color.
      static Color win32_new​(Device device, int handle, int alpha)
      Invokes platform specific functionality to allocate a new color.
    • Field Detail

      • handle

        public int handle
        the handle to the OS color resource (Warning: This field is platform dependent)

        IMPORTANT: This field is not part of the SWT public API. It is marked public only so that it can be shared within the packages provided by SWT. It is not available on all platforms and should never be accessed from application code.

        Restriction:
        This field is not intended to be referenced by clients.
    • Constructor Detail

      • Color

        public Color​(Device device,
                     int red,
                     int green,
                     int blue)
        Constructs a new instance of this class given a device and the desired red, green and blue values expressed as ints in the range 0 to 255 (where 0 is black and 255 is full brightness).
        Parameters:
        device - the device on which to allocate the color
        red - the amount of red in the color
        green - the amount of green in the color
        blue - the amount of blue in the color
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException -
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if device is null and there is no current device
        • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the red, green or blue argument is not between 0 and 255
        See Also:
        The equivalent constructor not requiring a Device
      • Color

        public Color​(int red,
                     int green,
                     int blue)
        Constructs a new instance of this class given the desired red, green and blue values expressed as ints in the range 0 to 255 (where 0 is black and 255 is full brightness).
        Parameters:
        red - the amount of red in the color
        green - the amount of green in the color
        blue - the amount of blue in the color
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException -
        • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the red, green or blue argument is not between 0 and 255
        Since:
        3.115
      • Color

        public Color​(Device device,
                     int red,
                     int green,
                     int blue,
                     int alpha)
        Constructs a new instance of this class given a device and the desired red, green, blue & alpha values expressed as ints in the range 0 to 255 (where 0 is black and 255 is full brightness).
        Parameters:
        device - the device on which to allocate the color
        red - the amount of red in the color
        green - the amount of green in the color
        blue - the amount of blue in the color
        alpha - the amount of alpha in the color. Currently, SWT only honors extreme values for alpha i.e. 0 (transparent) or 255 (opaque).
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException -
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if device is null and there is no current device
        • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the red, green, blue or alpha argument is not between 0 and 255
        Since:
        3.104
        See Also:
        The equivalent constructor not requiring a Device
      • Color

        public Color​(int red,
                     int green,
                     int blue,
                     int alpha)
        Constructs a new instance of this class given the desired red, green, blue & alpha values expressed as ints in the range 0 to 255 (where 0 is black and 255 is full brightness).
        Parameters:
        red - the amount of red in the color
        green - the amount of green in the color
        blue - the amount of blue in the color
        alpha - the amount of alpha in the color. Currently, SWT only honors extreme values for alpha i.e. 0 (transparent) or 255 (opaque).
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException -
        • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the red, green, blue or alpha argument is not between 0 and 255
        Since:
        3.115
      • Color

        public Color​(Device device,
                     RGB rgb)
        Constructs a new instance of this class given a device and an RGB describing the desired red, green and blue values.
        Parameters:
        device - the device on which to allocate the color
        rgb - the RGB values of the desired color
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException -
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if device is null and there is no current device
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the rgb argument is null
        • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the red, green or blue components of the argument are not between 0 and 255
        See Also:
        The equivalent constructor not requiring a Device
      • Color

        public Color​(RGB rgb)
        Constructs a new instance of this class given an RGB describing the desired red, green and blue values.
        Parameters:
        rgb - the RGB values of the desired color
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException -
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the rgb argument is null
        • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the red, green or blue components of the argument are not between 0 and 255
        Since:
        3.115
      • Color

        public Color​(Device device,
                     RGBA rgba)
        Constructs a new instance of this class given a device and an RGBA describing the desired red, green, blue & alpha values.
        Parameters:
        device - the device on which to allocate the color
        rgba - the RGBA values of the desired color. Currently, SWT only honors extreme values for alpha i.e. 0 (transparent) or 255 (opaque).
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException -
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if device is null and there is no current device
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the rgba argument is null
        • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the red, green, blue or alpha components of the argument are not between 0 and 255
        Since:
        3.104
        See Also:
        The equivalent constructor not requiring a Device
      • Color

        public Color​(RGBA rgba)
        Constructs a new instance of this class given an RGBA describing the desired red, green, blue & alpha values.
        Parameters:
        rgba - the RGBA values of the desired color. Currently, SWT only honors extreme values for alpha i.e. 0 (transparent) or 255 (opaque).
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException -
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the rgba argument is null
        • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the red, green, blue or alpha components of the argument are not between 0 and 255
        Since:
        3.115
      • Color

        public Color​(Device device,
                     RGB rgb,
                     int alpha)
        Constructs a new instance of this class given a device, an RGB describing the desired red, green and blue values, alpha specifying the level of transparency.
        Parameters:
        device - the device on which to allocate the color
        rgb - the RGB values of the desired color
        alpha - the alpha value of the desired color. Currently, SWT only honors extreme values for alpha i.e. 0 (transparent) or 255 (opaque).
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException -
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if device is null and there is no current device
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the rgb argument is null
        • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the red, green, blue or alpha components of the argument are not between 0 and 255
        Since:
        3.104
        See Also:
        The equivalent constructor not requiring a Device
      • Color

        public Color​(RGB rgb,
                     int alpha)
        Constructs a new instance of this class given an RGB describing the desired red, green and blue values, alpha specifying the level of transparency.
        Parameters:
        rgb - the RGB values of the desired color
        alpha - the alpha value of the desired color. Currently, SWT only honors extreme values for alpha i.e. 0 (transparent) or 255 (opaque).
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException -
        • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the rgb argument is null
        • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the red, green, blue or alpha components of the argument are not between 0 and 255
        Since:
        3.115
    • Method Detail

      • dispose

        public void dispose()
        Colors do not need to be disposed, however to maintain compatibility with older code, disposing a Color is not an error.
        Overrides:
        dispose in class Resource
      • getDevice

        public Device getDevice()
        Returns the Device where this resource was created. In cases where no Device was used at creation, returns the current or default Device.

        As Color does not require a Device it is recommended to not use getDevice().

        Overrides:
        getDevice in class Resource
        Returns:
        Device the device of the receiver
        Since:
        3.2
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object object)
        Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
        Overrides:
        equals in class Object
        Parameters:
        object - the object to compare with this object
        Returns:
        true if the object is the same as this object and false otherwise
        See Also:
        hashCode()
      • getAlpha

        public int getAlpha()
        Returns the amount of alpha in the color, from 0 (transparent) to 255 (opaque).
        Returns:
        the alpha component of the color
        Throws:
        SWTException -
        • ERROR_GRAPHIC_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
        Since:
        3.104
      • getBlue

        public int getBlue()
        Returns the amount of blue in the color, from 0 to 255.
        Returns:
        the blue component of the color
        Throws:
        SWTException -
        • ERROR_GRAPHIC_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
      • getGreen

        public int getGreen()
        Returns the amount of green in the color, from 0 to 255.
        Returns:
        the green component of the color
        Throws:
        SWTException -
        • ERROR_GRAPHIC_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
      • getRed

        public int getRed()
        Returns the amount of red in the color, from 0 to 255.
        Returns:
        the red component of the color
        Throws:
        SWTException -
        • ERROR_GRAPHIC_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
      • getRGB

        public RGB getRGB()
        Returns an RGB representing the receiver.
        Returns:
        the RGB for the color
        Throws:
        SWTException -
        • ERROR_GRAPHIC_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
      • getRGBA

        public RGBA getRGBA()
        Returns an RGBA representing the receiver.
        Returns:
        the RGBA for the color
        Throws:
        SWTException -
        • ERROR_GRAPHIC_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
        Since:
        3.104
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Returns an integer hash code for the receiver. Any two objects that return true when passed to equals must return the same value for this method.
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class Object
        Returns:
        the receiver's hash
        See Also:
        equals(java.lang.Object)
      • isDisposed

        public boolean isDisposed()
        Returns true if the color has been disposed, and false otherwise.

        This method gets the dispose state for the color. When a color has been disposed, it is an error to invoke any other method (except dispose()) using the color.

        Specified by:
        isDisposed in class Resource
        Returns:
        true when the color is disposed and false otherwise
      • toString

        public String toString()
        Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        a string representation of the receiver
      • win32_new

        public static Color win32_new​(Device device,
                                      int handle)
        Invokes platform specific functionality to allocate a new color.

        IMPORTANT: This method is not part of the public API for Color. It is marked public only so that it can be shared within the packages provided by SWT. It is not available on all platforms, and should never be called from application code.

        Parameters:
        device - the device on which to allocate the color
        handle - the handle for the color
        Returns:
        a new color object containing the specified device and handle
        Restriction:
        This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
      • win32_new

        public static Color win32_new​(Device device,
                                      int handle,
                                      int alpha)
        Invokes platform specific functionality to allocate a new color.

        IMPORTANT: This method is not part of the public API for Color. It is marked public only so that it can be shared within the packages provided by SWT. It is not available on all platforms, and should never be called from application code.

        Parameters:
        device - the device on which to allocate the color
        handle - the handle for the color
        alpha - the int for the alpha content in the color
        Returns:
        a new color object containing the specified device and handle
        Restriction:
        This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.