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Class java.awt.GraphicsDevice 

java.lang.Object
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    +----java.awt.GraphicsDevice
public abstract class GraphicsDevice
extends Object
This class describes the graphics devices that may be available in a graphics environment. These include screen and printer devices. Note that there may be many screens and many printers in an instance of GraphicsEnvironment. Each graphics device has one or more GraphicsConfiguration objects associated with it. These specify the different configurations in which the GraphicsDevice can be used.

See Also:
GraphicsEnvironment, GraphicsConfiguration

Variable Index

o TYPE_IMAGE_BUFFER
Device is an image buffer.
o TYPE_PRINTER
Device is a printer.
o TYPE_RASTER_SCREEN
Device is a raster screen.

Constructor Index

o GraphicsDevice()

Method Index

o getConfigurations()
Returns all of the graphics configurations associated with this graphics device.
o getDefaultConfiguration()
Returns the default graphics configuration associated with this graphics device.
o getIDstring()
Returns the identification string associated with this graphics device.
o getType()
Returns the type of the graphics device.

Variables

o TYPE_RASTER_SCREEN 
public static final int TYPE_RASTER_SCREEN
Device is a raster screen.

o TYPE_PRINTER 
public static final int TYPE_PRINTER
Device is a printer.

o TYPE_IMAGE_BUFFER 
public static final int TYPE_IMAGE_BUFFER
Device is an image buffer. This buffer may reside in device or system memory but it is not visible to the user.

Constructors

o GraphicsDevice 
public GraphicsDevice()

Methods

o getType 
public abstract int getType()
Returns the type of the graphics device.

See Also:
TYPE_RASTER_SCREEN, TYPE_PRINTER, TYPE_IMAGE_BUFFER
o getIDstring 
public abstract String getIDstring()
Returns the identification string associated with this graphics device.

o getConfigurations 
public abstract GraphicsConfiguration[] getConfigurations()
Returns all of the graphics configurations associated with this graphics device.

o getDefaultConfiguration 
public abstract GraphicsConfiguration getDefaultConfiguration()
Returns the default graphics configuration associated with this graphics device. 

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