java.awt

## Interface Transparency

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    Paint
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    BufferedImage, Color, ColorModel, ColorUIResource, ComponentColorModel, DirectColorModel, GradientPaint, IndexColorModel, LinearGradientPaint, MultipleGradientPaint, PackedColorModel, RadialGradientPaint, SystemColor, TexturePaint, VolatileImage

      public interface Transparency

  The `Transparency` interface defines the common transparency modes for implementing classes.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static int` | `BITMASK` Represents image data that is guaranteed to be either completely opaque, with an alpha value of 1.0, or completely transparent, with an alpha value of 0.0.
    `static int` | `OPAQUE` Represents image data that is guaranteed to be completely opaque, meaning that all pixels have an alpha value of 1.0.
    `static int` | `TRANSLUCENT` Represents image data that contains or might contain arbitrary alpha values between and including 0.0 and 1.0.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | `getTransparency()` Returns the type of this `Transparency`.

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### OPAQUE

          static final int OPAQUE

      Represents image data that is guaranteed to be completely opaque, meaning that all pixels have an alpha value of 1.0.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### BITMASK

          static final int BITMASK

      Represents image data that is guaranteed to be either completely opaque, with an alpha value of 1.0, or completely transparent, with an alpha value of 0.0.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### TRANSLUCENT

          static final int TRANSLUCENT

      Represents image data that contains or might contain arbitrary alpha values between and including 0.0 and 1.0.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getTransparency

          int getTransparency()

      Returns the type of this `Transparency`.
      Returns:
        the field type of this `Transparency`, which is either OPAQUE, BITMASK or TRANSLUCENT.

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