Loading and Manipulating Images
-Dr. John Ostuni
Another major section of this book is composed of Chapters 4, 5 and 6. These sections cover loading and manipulating image data. Although Java has always included methods to decode GIF and JPEG images, the ability to read other formats was not available. Also the ability to write formatted images was not available at all. These limitations were removed with the introduction of the Image I/O API in jdk1.4. The Image I/O API provides a pluggable architecture for working with images stored in files and accessed across the network. This API is based on format-specific plug-ins, some of which are contained as part of the Java standard edition whereas others can be downloaded from third parties or written ...
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