How to do custom drawing on a Bitmap / BitmapField on the BlackBerry? - graphics

I want to do something relatively simple: I want to create a Bitmap object entirely in code, draw on it (lines, text, ellipses, rectangles, points etc.), and display it in a BitmapField on the BlackBerry screen.
Can anyone give me a simple code sample that shows how to do this, or a link to a good sample project?
Update: I have this code sample, but it uses a deprecated constructor for Graphics:
Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(100, 100);
Graphics g = new Graphics(bmp);
g.drawLine(0, 0, 100, 100);
BitmapField bmpField = new BitmapField(bmp);
add(bmpField);
How do I do the same thing, only without using the Graphics constructor that takes a Bitmap?

You can use the static factory method on the Graphics class: Graphics.create(Bitmap)

override the paint method:
Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(100, 100) {
public void paint(Graphics graphics) {
graphics.clear();
// write your code here
super.paint(graphics);
}
};

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Something for a child window analogous to `this`

I am a newcomer to programming. I am writing a dialog based application which has a static control on it. Using
Using
void CMy1stDlg::OnMouseMove(UINT nFlags, CPoint point)
{
if (this == GetCapture())
{
CClientDC aDC(this);
aDC.SetPixel(point, RGB(255,0,0));
}
}
I can create results like
However what I want is that the locus of mouse is only drawn within the static window. I can't find the reference to this in MSDN and I don't know why the following method fails.
void CMy1stDlg::OnMouseMove(UINT nFlags, CPoint point)
{
CWnd* pMYSTATIC = GetDlgItem (IDC_MYSTATIC); //IDC_MYSTATIC is the ID of the static control
if (pMYSTATIC == GetCapture())
{
CClientDC aDC(pMYSTATIC);
aDC.SetPixel(point, RGB(255,0,0));
}
}
How can I get what I want? Are there any methods to get something for the static window analogous to this? I will appreciate any help with these.
OK, try this:
void CMy1stDlg::OnMouseMove(UINT nFlags, CPoint point)
{
CRect rect;
// Get static control's rectangle
GetDlgItem(IDC_MYSTATIC)->GetWindowRect(&rect);
// Convert it to client coordinates
ScreenToClient(&rect);
// Check if mouse pointer is inside the static window, if so draw the pixel
if (rect.PtInRect(point))
{
CClientDC dc(this);
dc.SetPixel(point.x, point.y, RGB(255,0,0));
}
}
This code may need some fixes too, eg shrink the rectangle (to its client-only area), before checking whether to draw the pixel.
Please note that you don't need to check GetCapture(); if your dialog hasn't captured the mouse it won't be receiving this message anyway.
Also, all these functions are wrappers of Windows SDK ones, eg the ClientDC() class, basically wraps GetDC()/ReleaseDC().

Scale background image during screen rotation in android using Tabris

I have following server side code in the top level page to set background image for all pages in the app.
#Override
public void createContent(final Composite parent, final PageData oData) {
Image bg = ResourceManager.getImage( LnfSettings.IMAGE_PAGE_BACKGROUND );
Composite comp = parent.getParent();
int width = comp.getDisplay().getClientArea().width;
int height = comp.getDisplay().getClientArea().height;
comp.setBackgroundImage( new Image( bg.getDevice(), bg.getImageData().scaledTo(
width, height ) ) );
... more code here to create layout and contents
}
Above code correctly sets background for all pages and also scaled image to fit with the different screen sizes. But if I rotate the screen, image doesn't get scaled according to the new screen dimension. How to deal with this issue? I am using Tabris 1.4.
You can add a resize listener to your composite like this:
comp.addListener(SWT.Resize, listenerComp);
Listener listenerComp = new Listener() {
#Override
public void handleEvent(Event event) {
...
}
};
Just get sure you cache your scaled Images so you do not scale and create new images on every rotation.

How to create a circular bufferedimage rather than creating a rectangular one in Java using Graphics

I need to create a bufferedimage
(circular type) but I am able to create only rectangular type. Then I want to create a oval inside the bufferedimage with some configurations and finally i want to draw a rectangular icon inside the circular shape which should be inserted on the circular shape and not on the rectangular bufferedimage.
Now i am able to do the following
BufferedImage img = "SomeImage.png";
BufferedImage bfImage = new BufferedImage(200,200,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
Graphics2D graphics = bfImage.createGraphics();
graphics.fillOval(0, 0, 200, 200);
graphics.drawImage(img, 0, 0, null);
(This creates a circular oval inside the bfImage object)
Now i need to draw "img" which is rectangular in shape of say 100*100 size.
This i can draw using
When i am doing this my final image is getting drawn in the Rectangular BfImage, which i dont want.I want the image "img" to be drawn in the circular oval and it should not come outside the boundaries of the circular oval shape.
In short instead of drawing my final image on the rectangular bfImage can i have a circular bfImage on which i can directly draw my image.
Any logic to do this in Java2D using graphics.
I've never encountered a "circular image" in the sense of a two dimensional array that is not in rectangular form. If all you are concerned about is that the pixels outside the circle are not visible, just set the alpha to 0 for those pixels. An easy way to do this is to fill the entire rectangular image with ARGB(0,0,0,0) first and then draw whatever else you want.
Also, not that if you intent to persist this buffer as an image file, you must make sure that you export/save to a format like PNG or TIFF that supports transparency.
As #justinzane says, you can't have a truly circular image. All BufferedImages will be rectangular.
But: You can achieve the effect you are after, by using the AlphaComposite class, and the rule AlphaComposite.SrcIn. I've added a fully running example, plus a screen shot below, the compose method is the important part.
public class AlphaCompositeTest {
private static BufferedImage compose(final BufferedImage source, int w, int h) {
BufferedImage destination = new BufferedImage(w, h, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
Graphics2D graphics = destination.createGraphics();
try {
graphics.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
graphics.setColor(Color.BLACK); // The color here doesn't really matter
graphics.fillOval(0, 0, destination.getWidth(), destination.getHeight());
if (source != null) {
graphics.setComposite(AlphaComposite.SrcIn); // Only paint inside the oval from now on
graphics.drawImage(source, 0, 0, null);
}
}
finally {
graphics.dispose();
}
return destination;
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
final BufferedImage original = ImageIO.read(new File("lena.png"));
final BufferedImage template = compose(null, original.getWidth(), original.getHeight());
final BufferedImage composed = compose(original, original.getWidth(), original.getHeight());
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(10, 10));
panel.add(new JLabel("+", new ImageIcon(template), SwingConstants.LEFT), BorderLayout.WEST);
panel.add(new JLabel("=", new ImageIcon(original), SwingConstants.LEFT), BorderLayout.CENTER);
panel.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon(composed)), BorderLayout.EAST);
frame.add(new JScrollPane(panel));
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
}
See for example the Compositing tutorial for more info and examples.

How to save canvas as an image in j2me?

I want to save the current state of the canvas as an image as I will use it in the next pointerevent. If I use repaint it will clear the canvas and I can't get the previous state of canvas. So, I want to save it as image and then iterate it over and over so that finally I can make out what I want.
The final question is how to save the canvas as image ?.
Or Is there any possibility of converting the Graphics object to a byte array ?
You can't save the canvas as an image.
You have to create an image first, and then you can paint onto that image.
Basically that means that your midlet will be doing more work, since you first have to draw onto your image, and then you have to draw that image onto the canvas. But it's the only way you can do what you want.
Create an Image with same size (width and height) of the screen. When you want to save the canvas state call Canvas.paint passing the image Graphics.
class MyCanvas extends Canvas {
private Image lastScreen;
protected void sizeChanged(int w, int h) {
if (lastScreen == null || w != lastScreen.getWidth()
|| h != lastScreen.getHeight) {
lastScreen = Image.createImage(w, h);
}
}
protected void paint(Graphics g) {
// paint the whole screen
}
protected void pointerReleased(int x, int y) {
paint(lastScreen.getGraphics());
}
}

Adjust screen elements according to the screen size j2me

I have developed an app in j2me, that is supposed to run over different mobiles like Nokia, Samsung, etc. Supporting .jar files, it runs perfectly but for some of samsung devices the screen expands more than nokia's mobiles, so what I want to do is to get screens properties in a way at start so that I can adjust my texts and images according to that to make it fit for all kind of devices, any idea how can I do it? thanks
If you are worrying about drawing your own text and images, then I guess your app is canvas-based, right? In which case, you can just call your Canvas's getWidth and getHeight methods.
If you are using Canvas you should get your screen properties at sizeChanged method, but be aware that some phones do not call it properly and a simple hack will help:
class MainCanvas extends Canvas {
int lastWidth, lastHeight;
protected void sizeChanged(int w, int h) {
lastWidth = w;
lastHeight = h;
// adjust your user interface to the
// new width and height
// ...
}
protected void paint(Graphics g) {
if (super.getWidth() != lastWidth
|| super.getHeight() != lastHeight) {
sizeChanged(super.getWidth(), super.getHeight());
}
// paint your user interface
// ...
}
}
I've blogged about this at http://smallandadaptive.blogspot.com.br/2011/04/sizechanged-not-called.html

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