org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.writer

## Interface ImageWriter

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractImageWriter, ImageIOImageWriter, ImageIOJPEGImageWriter, ImageIOPNGImageWriter, ImageIOTIFFImageWriter, PNGImageWriter, TIFFImageWriter

      public interface ImageWriter

  Interface which allows image library independent image writing.
  Version:
    $Id$

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `MultiImageWriter` | `createMultiImageWriter(java.io.OutputStream out)` Creates a MultiImageWriter instance that lets you put multiple pages into a single file if the format supports it.
    `java.lang.String` | `getMIMEType()`
    `boolean` | `isFunctional()`
    `boolean` | `supportsMultiImageWriter()`
    `void` | `writeImage(java.awt.image.RenderedImage image, java.io.OutputStream out)` Encodes an image and writes it to an OutputStream.
    `void` | `writeImage(java.awt.image.RenderedImage image, java.io.OutputStream out, ImageWriterParams params)` Encodes an image and writes it to an OutputStream.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### writeImage

          void writeImage(java.awt.image.RenderedImage image,
                          java.io.OutputStream out)
                   throws java.io.IOException

      Encodes an image and writes it to an OutputStream.
      Parameters:
        `image` - the image to be encoded
        `out` - the OutputStream to write to
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - In case of an /IO problem

    - #### writeImage

          void writeImage(java.awt.image.RenderedImage image,
                          java.io.OutputStream out,
                          ImageWriterParams params)
                   throws java.io.IOException

      Encodes an image and writes it to an OutputStream.
      Parameters:
        `image` - the image to be encoded
        `out` - the OutputStream to write to
        `params` - a parameters object to customize the encoding.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - In case of an /IO problem

    - #### getMIMEType

          java.lang.String getMIMEType()

      Returns:
        the target MIME type supported by this ImageWriter

    - #### isFunctional

          boolean isFunctional()

      Returns:
        true if the ImageWriter is expected to work properly in the current environment

    - #### supportsMultiImageWriter

          boolean supportsMultiImageWriter()

      Returns:
        true if the implemented format supports multiple pages in a single file

    - #### createMultiImageWriter

          MultiImageWriter createMultiImageWriter(java.io.OutputStream out)
                                           throws java.io.IOException

      Creates a MultiImageWriter instance that lets you put multiple pages into a single file if the format supports it.
      Parameters:
        `out` - the OutputStream to write the image to
      Returns:
        the requested MultiImageWriter instance
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - In case of an /IO problem

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