Uses of Interface java.awt.Paint (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: use: module: java.desktop, package: java.awt, interface: Paint

# Uses of Interface
java.awt.Paint

Packages that use Paint
Package
Description
java.awt
Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
javax.swing
Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.border
Provides classes and interface for drawing specialized borders around a Swing component.
javax.swing.plaf
Provides one interface and many abstract classes that Swing uses to provide its pluggable look-and-feel capabilities.

- ## Uses of Paint in java.awt

  Classes in java.awt that implement Paint
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `Color`
  The `Color` class is used to encapsulate colors in the default sRGB color space or colors in arbitrary color spaces identified by a `ColorSpace`.
  `class`
  `GradientPaint`
  The `GradientPaint` class provides a way to fill a `Shape` with a linear color gradient pattern.
  `final class`
  `LinearGradientPaint`
  The `LinearGradientPaint` class provides a way to fill a `Shape` with a linear color gradient pattern.
  `class`
  `MultipleGradientPaint`
  This is the superclass for Paints which use a multiple color gradient to fill in their raster.
  `final class`
  `RadialGradientPaint`
  The `RadialGradientPaint` class provides a way to fill a shape with a circular radial color gradient pattern.
  `final class`
  `SystemColor`
  A class to encapsulate symbolic colors representing the color of native GUI objects on a system.
  `class`
  `TexturePaint`
  The `TexturePaint` class provides a way to fill a `Shape` with a texture that is specified as a `BufferedImage`.
  Methods in java.awt that return Paint
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract Paint`
  Graphics2D.`getPaint()`
  Returns the current `Paint` of the `Graphics2D` context.
  Methods in java.awt with parameters of type Paint
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract void`
  Graphics2D.`setPaint(Paint paint)`
  Sets the `Paint` attribute for the `Graphics2D` context.

- ## Uses of Paint in javax.swing

  Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type Paint
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static Border`
  BorderFactory.`createDashedBorder(Paint paint)`
  Creates a dashed border of the specified `paint`.
  `static Border`
  BorderFactory.`createDashedBorder(Paint paint, float length, float spacing)`
  Creates a dashed border of the specified `paint`, relative `length`, and relative `spacing`.
  `static Border`
  BorderFactory.`createDashedBorder(Paint paint, float thickness, float length, float spacing, boolean rounded)`
  Creates a dashed border of the specified `paint`, `thickness`, line shape, relative `length`, and relative `spacing`.
  `static Border`
  BorderFactory.`createStrokeBorder(BasicStroke stroke, Paint paint)`
  Creates a border of the specified `stroke` and `paint`.

- ## Uses of Paint in javax.swing.border

  Methods in javax.swing.border that return Paint
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Paint`
  StrokeBorder.`getPaint()`
  Returns the `Paint` object used to generate a color during the border rendering.
  Constructors in javax.swing.border with parameters of type Paint
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `StrokeBorder(BasicStroke stroke, Paint paint)`
  Creates a border of the specified `stroke` and `paint`.

- ## Uses of Paint in javax.swing.plaf

  Classes in javax.swing.plaf that implement Paint
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `ColorUIResource`
  A subclass of Color that implements UIResource.