Java 2D Graphics eBook Download

After a simple introductory example, the book focuses on the graphics architecture of Java 2D and its rendering pipeline. For basic graphics output, the book demonstrates the simple--which can be found in the process of drawing common shapes like lines, ellipses, and rectangles--as well as the complex seen in modifying graphics output through translating, rescaling, rotating, or shearing.

Text output in Java 2D receives its due as well, since the book acknowledges Java 2D's advanced font capabilities that allow it to handle right-to-left languages such as Arabic. Concerning the display of images, the book covers the built-in support for image filtering in Java 2D, which allows programmers to build toggles and fades into their code that alter brightness, contrast, blurring, and sharpening. --Richard Dragan


Great book on the foundations of Java 2D
In computing, Java 2D is an API for drawing two-dimensional graphics using the Java programming language.

This book, although seven years old, is the best in print on learning the basics of Java 2D.

It starts out explaining the architecture of the Java 2D API, and includes a very long "Hello Java 2D" example showcasing what the API can do. Next, the author goes into adding text to your figures and also explains how to do simple image processing with the Java 2D API, even explaining how to "roll your own" image transform operations. In that case you might want to read Hardy's excellent but out-of-print work, "Java 2D API Graphics", after you read this book.



Excellent starter for using java 2D graphics
The book gives a very good introduction to java 2D graphics programming.

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