Java 2D Graphics

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Chapter 3. Geometry

Java 2D allows you to represent any shape as a combination of straight and curved line segments. This chapter describes the Java 2D classes that represent geometric shapes. You'll learn about the following topics:

classes that represent points
the two central interfaces for geometric shapes: Shape and PathIterator
2D's toolbox of shapes in the java.awt.geom package
2D's support for combining shapes with each other

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