Why does we need ImageIcon instead of Image?
Hi,
Why do you need ImageIcon in this case?
Image origImg = ImageIO.read(imageData);
origImg = origImg.getScaledInstance(newImgWidth, newImgHeight,
Image.SCALE_AREA_AVERAGING);
origImg =new ImageIcon(origImg).getImage();
BufferedImage bimage =null;
bimage =new BufferedImage(origImg.getWidth(null), origImg.getHeight(null),
BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
Why cant we deal directly with origImg instead of ImageIcon(origImg).getImage()?
# 1
I see you make two redundant copy of your image, one you lose... why?
Maybe if you are more specific with your question?
Here is some stuff tahan can help you:
Image.- When you create an Image by reading data from an external source, like from internet or even your hard drive, is that the constructor will return quickly. I mean not all the data is adquired at creation time, you can get half image. Internally it creates a thread to adquire all the reaminding data and yo have to implements some interfaces called image observers and media trackers....
ImageICon.- The constructor wait for all the data to be retrieved.
# 2
Hi,
Thanks for your explanation. Now this is clear.The ImageIcon is created as an alternative to mediatracker. Thaz why I have seen many people using that.
But there is still another question. Why is the name ImageIcon? It suggests that you are creating an icon not an oridnary image.
PS: The code is not mine. So being more specific is not possible for me. What I know is that the code is used for image scaling.
