Field Detail

• SWC_TYPE_IGNORED

  protected static final int SWC_TYPE_IGNORED

  See Also:

  Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

• SNTColor

  public SNTColor(Color color,
                  int swcType)

  Instantiates a new SNT color.

  Parameters:

  color - the AWT color

  swcType - the SWC type integer flag to be associated with color

• SNTColor

  public SNTColor(Color color)

  Instantiates a new SNT color without SWC type association

  Parameters:

  color - the AWT color

Method Detail

• color

  public Color color()

  Retrieves the AWT color

  Returns:

  the AWT color

• type

  public int type()

  Retrieves the SWC type

  Returns:

  the SWC type integer flag

• isTypeDefined

  public boolean isTypeDefined()

  Checks if an SWC type has been defined.

  Returns:

  true, if an SWC integer flag has been specified

• setAWTColor

  public void setAWTColor(Color color)

  Re-assigns a AWT color.

  Parameters:

  color - the new color

• setSWCType

  public void setSWCType(int swcType)

  Re-assigns a SWC type integer flag

  Parameters:

  swcType - the new SWC type

• hashCode

  public int hashCode()

  Overrides:

  hashCode in class Object

• equals

  public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Overrides:

  equals in class Object

• colorToString

  public static String colorToString(Color color)

  Returns the color encoded as hex string with the format #rrggbbaa.

  Parameters:

  color - the input AWT color

  Returns:

  the converted string

• stringToColor

  public static Color stringToColor(String hex)

  Returns an AWT Color from a (#)RRGGBB(AA) hex string.

  Parameters:

  hex - the input string

  Returns:

  the converted AWT color

• average

  public static Color average(Collection<Color> colors)

  Averages a collection of colors

  Parameters:

  colors - the colors to be averaged

  Returns:

  the averaged color. Note that an average will never be accurate because the RGB space is not linear

• alphaColor

  public static Color alphaColor(Color c,
                                 double percent)

  Adds an alpha component to a AWT color.

  Parameters:

  c - the input color

  percent - alpha value in percentage

  Returns:

  the color with an alpha component

• contrastColor

  public static Color contrastColor(Color c)

  Returns a suitable 'contrast' color.

  Parameters:

  c - the input color

  Returns:

  Either white or black, as per hue of input color.

• getDistinctColors

  public static ColorRGB[] getDistinctColors(int nColors)

  Returns distinct colors based on Kenneth Kelly's 22 colors of maximum contrast (black and white excluded). More details on this SO discussion

  Parameters:

  nColors - the number of colors to be retrieved.

  Returns:

  the maximum contrast colors