gamingtools
Class ImageSource

java.lang.Object
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public class ImageSource

extends Object

The ImageSource class provides methods for loading images. All methods of this class are static.

Field Summary

static String

IMAGES_DIR Location of the image files relative to the root package.

Method Summary

static Image	getImage(String fileName) Loads an image with the specified name from the images directory.
static Image[]	getImages(String[] names, String suffix) Loads an array of images with the specified names.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

IMAGES_DIR

public static final String IMAGES_DIR

Location of the image files relative to the root package.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getImages

public static Image[] getImages(String[] names,
                                String suffix)

Loads an array of images with the specified names. Each name is formed by concatinating an element of names to the suffix (i.e. names[i] + suffix). The suffix can simply be the file extension.

Parameters:

names - Names of the files without the suffix.

suffix - Examples, ".gif" or "_board3.gif".

Returns:

The array of loaded images.

getImage

public static Image getImage(String fileName)

Loads an image with the specified name from the images directory.

Parameters:

fileName - Include a path relative to the images directory.

Returns:

The loaded image.