## org.jfree.util
Class WaitingImageObserver

    java.lang.Object
      org.jfree.util.WaitingImageObserver

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.io.Serializable

public class WaitingImageObserver
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

This image observer blocks until the image is completely loaded. AWT defers the loading of images until they are painted on a graphic. While printing reports it is not very nice, not to know whether a image was completely loaded, so this observer forces the loading of the image until a final state (either ALLBITS, ABORT or ERROR) is reached.

Author:
  Thomas Morgner
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
`ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH`

Constructor Summary
`WaitingImageObserver(java.awt.Image image)` Creates a new `ImageObserver`for the given `Image`.````

Method Summary
`java.lang.Object` `clone()` Clones this WaitingImageObserver.
`boolean` `imageUpdate(java.awt.Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int width, int height)` Callback function used by AWT to inform that more data is available.
`boolean` `isError()` Returns true if there is an error condition, and false otherwise.
`void` `waitImageLoaded()` The workerthread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### WaitingImageObserver

    public WaitingImageObserver(java.awt.Image image)

  Creates a new `ImageObserver`for the given `Image`. The observer has to be started by an external thread.

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Parameters:
  `image` - the image to observe (`null` not permitted).

Method Detail

### imageUpdate

    public boolean imageUpdate(java.awt.Image img,
                               int infoflags,
                               int x,
                               int y,
                               int width,
                               int height)

  Callback function used by AWT to inform that more data is available. The observer waits until either all data is loaded or AWT signals that the image cannot be loaded.

  Specified by:
    `imageUpdate` in interface `java.awt.image.ImageObserver`
  Parameters:
    `img` - the image being observed.
    `infoflags` - the bitwise inclusive OR of the following flags: `WIDTH`, `HEIGHT`, `PROPERTIES`, `SOMEBITS`, `FRAMEBITS`, `ALLBITS`, `ERROR`, `ABORT`.
    `x` - the x coordinate.
    `y` - the y coordinate.
    `width` - the width.
    `height` - the height.
  Returns:
    `false` if the infoflags indicate that the image is completely loaded; `true` otherwise.

### waitImageLoaded

    public void waitImageLoaded()

  The workerthread. Simply draws the image to a BufferedImage's Graphics-Object and waits for the AWT to load the image.

### clone

    public java.lang.Object clone()
                           throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

  Clones this WaitingImageObserver.

  Returns:
    a clone.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException` - this should never happen.

### isError

    public boolean isError()

  Returns true if there is an error condition, and false otherwise.

  Returns:
    A boolean.