Graphics Capabilities in JAI
You shouldn't be left with the impression that JAI doesn't support graphics. As an extension API, the JAI enables everything that Java 2D does plus a little more. The extra capabilities of the JAI for graphics relate to client-server graphics: use of the pull model for optimization of operations and display (elaborated next), as well as methods for rendering over tiled images and graphics. For the most part, the discussion of graphics programming will be limited to the Java 2D API.
As stated previously, graphics refers to the ability to draw shapes and text. Java 2D offers an extensive set of shapes, including user-specified arbitrary shapes, and a rich set of text capabilities that can be used to make rather stunning ...
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