uwcse.location.client
Class Utils

java.lang.Object
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  +--uwcse.location.client.Utils

public class Utils

extends Object

Location display utilities.

Author:

Matthai Philipose

Constructor Summary

Utils()

 

Method Summary
static double	alphaToDouble(int alpha)
static int	alphaToInt(double alpha)
static Color	findContrastingColor(Color color)           Return a color that contrasts with "color", so e.g. the latter color may be used as foreground color for text on a background of the former color.
static Color	generateColorFromInt(int key)           generates a color for the collectors...at most there can be 32 distinguishable collectors.
static Color	generateColorFromString(String nm)           Figure out a color for the display, using its name as the key.
static boolean	isLightColor(Color color)

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

 

Constructor Detail

Utils

public Utils()

generateColorFromString

public static Color generateColorFromString(String nm)

Figure out a color for the display, using its name as the key. Code from Kelvin Lau. He credits the idea "in large part to Ken Fishkin"

generateColorFromInt

public static Color generateColorFromInt(int key)

generates a color for the collectors...at most there can be 32 distinguishable collectors. Code from Kelvin Lau. He credits the idea "in large part to Ken Fishkin"

findContrastingColor

public static Color findContrastingColor(Color color)

Return a color that contrasts with "color", so e.g. the latter color may be used as foreground color for text on a background of the former color.

isLightColor

public static boolean isLightColor(Color color)

alphaToInt

public static int alphaToInt(double alpha)

alphaToDouble

public static double alphaToDouble(int alpha)