/* Composite.java -- graphics formed from composite layers   Copyright (C) 2002, 2005  Free Software Foundation, Inc.This file is part of GNU Classpath.GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modifyit under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published bythe Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)any later version.GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, butWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty ofMERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNUGeneral Public License for more details.You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public Licensealong with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to theFree Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA02110-1301 USA.Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules ismaking a combined work based on this library.  Thus, the terms andconditions of the GNU General Public License cover the wholecombination.As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give youpermission to link this library with independent modules to produce anexecutable, regardless of the license terms of these independentmodules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable underterms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linkedindependent module, the terms and conditions of the license of thatmodule.  An independent module is a module which is not derived fromor based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extendthis exception to your version of the library, but you are notobligated to do so.  If you do not wish to do so, delete thisexception statement from your version. */package java.awt;import java.awt.image.ColorModel;/** * This interface is for graphics which are formed as composites of others. * It combines {@link Graphics2D} shapes according to defined rules to form * the new image. Implementations of this interface must be immutable, because * they are not cloned when a Graphics2D container is cloned. * * <p>Since this can expose pixels to untrusted code, there is a security * check on custom objects, <code>readDisplayPixels</code>, to prevent leaking * restricted information graphically. * * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu) * @see AlphaComposite * @see CompositeContext * @see Graphics2D#setComposite(Composite) * @since 1.2 * @status updated to 1.4 */public interface Composite{  /**   * Create a context state for performing the compositing operation. Several   * contexts may exist for this object, in a multi-threaded environment.   *   * @param srcColorModel the color model of the source   * @param dstColorModel the color model of the destination   * @param hints hints for choosing between rendering alternatives   */  CompositeContext createContext(ColorModel srcColorModel,                                 ColorModel dstColorModel,                                 RenderingHints hints);} // interface Composite