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K. Sharan, P. SpäthLearn JavaFX 17https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7848-2_21

21. Understanding the Image API

Kishori Sharan1   and Peter Späth2
(1)
Montgomery, AL, USA
(2)
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
 
In this chapter, you will learn:

  • What the Image API is

  • How to load an image

  • How to view an image in an ImageView node

  • How to perform image operations such as reading/writing pixels, creating an image from scratch, and saving the image to the file system

  • How to take the snapshot of nodes and scenes

The examples of this chapter lie in the com.jdojo.image package. In order for them to work, you must add a corresponding line to the module-info.java file:
...
opens com.jdojo.image ...

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