gui.run
Class ColorUtils

java.lang.Object
  gui.run.ColorUtils

public class ColorUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

ColorUtils()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getColorHexString(java.awt.Color c)
static java.awt.Color	removeAlpha(java.awt.Color color) Returns a new color equal to the old one, except that there is no alpha channel (transparency).
static java.awt.Color	setAlpha(java.awt.Color col, int alpha) Modifies the passed in color by setting a new alpha channel (transparency) and returns the new color.
static java.awt.Color	setBrightness(java.awt.Color color, float brightness) Modifies the passed in color by changing it's brightness using HSB calculations.
static java.lang.String	toHexString(java.awt.Color color) Produces a String representing the passed in color as a hex value (including the #) suitable for use in html.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ColorUtils

public ColorUtils()

Method Detail

getColorHexString

public static java.lang.String getColorHexString(java.awt.Color c)

toHexString

public static java.lang.String toHexString(java.awt.Color color)

Produces a String representing the passed in color as a hex value (including the #) suitable for use in html. It does not include the alpha (transparency) channel in the string.

Parameters:

color - the color to convert

Returns:

the hex String

removeAlpha

public static java.awt.Color removeAlpha(java.awt.Color color)

Returns a new color equal to the old one, except that there is no alpha channel (transparency).

Parameters:

color - the color to remove the alpha (transparency) from

Returns:

Color

setAlpha

public static java.awt.Color setAlpha(java.awt.Color col,
                                      int alpha)

Modifies the passed in color by setting a new alpha channel (transparency) and returns the new color.

Parameters:

col - the color to modify

alpha - the new alpha (transparency) level. Must be an int between 0 and 255

Returns:

the new Color

setBrightness

public static java.awt.Color setBrightness(java.awt.Color color,
                                           float brightness)

Modifies the passed in color by changing it's brightness using HSB calculations. The brightness must be a float between 0 and 1. If 0 the resulting color will be black. If 1 the resulting color will be the brightest possible form of the passed in color.

Parameters:

color - the color to modify

brightness - the brightness to use in the new color

Returns:

the new Color