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How can I darken a rectangular part of an image in Java?

The code creates a JFrame with a JPanel onto which it draws an image loaded from a file. The objective is to make a rectangular area of the picture, such as for example the red square, appear darker than the rest. I'm assuming this may involve taking a subimage of the image, looping through an array of pixels, scaling them, and then painting that subimage onto the JPanel, but I don't know how to do this using the Java API.
package SpriteEditor_Tests;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.imageio.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class ImageTestApp extends JFrame
{
public BufferedImage image;
int x1 = 50;
int x2 = 100;
int y1 = 50;
int y2 = 100;
public static void main (String [] args)
{
new ImageTestApp();
}
public ImageTestApp()
{
setTitle("Image Test App");
try
{
image = ImageIO.read(new File("C:/Users/Paul/Desktop/derp.png"));
}
catch (IOException io)
{
System.out.println("IO caught"); System.exit(0);
}
setSize(500,500);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setVisible(true);
add(new ImageDisplay());
}
class ImageDisplay extends JPanel
{
public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
g.drawImage(image, -100, -100, getWidth(), getHeight(), Color.RED, null);
g.setColor(Color.RED);
g.drawRect(x1, y1, Math.abs(x2 - x1), Math.abs(y2 - y1));
}
}
}

A "simple" solution would be to just create a new instance of Color with the desired alpha applied to it and fill the area you want darkened.
This is great if you have a color you want to use, but when I want to use a predefined color, it's not as simple. Instead, I prefer to use an AlphaComposite as it gives me some advantages.
import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Test();
}
public Test() {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private BufferedImage background;
public TestPane() {
try {
background = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource("/images/background.jpg"));
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
if (background == null) {
return new Dimension(200, 200);
}
return new Dimension(background.getWidth(), background.getHeight());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
if (background == null) {
return;
}
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
g2d.drawImage(background, 0, 0, this);
int x = (getWidth() - 100) / 2;
int y = (getHeight() - 100) / 2;
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(x, y, 200, 200);
g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.5f));
g2d.fill(rect);
g2d.dispose();
g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.drawRect(x, y, 200, 200);
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}
Now, if want to generate a new image with the are darkened, you can follow the same basic concept, but instead of painting to the components Graphics context, you'd paint directly to the BufferedImages Graphics content. This is the wonderful power of the abstract nature of the Graphics API.
Don't forget, when you override a method, you are obliged to either over take ALL of its responsibilities or call its super implementation.
paintComponent does some basic, but important work and you should make sure to call super.paintComponent before you start performing your custom painting, this will just reduce any possibility of issues.
Darken each pixel individually
Okay, if, instead, you want to darken each pixel in the rectangle individually, this becomes a "little" more complicated, but not hard.
After a lot of time and testing, I settled on using the follow algorithm to darken a given color. This will push the color towards "black" the more you darken it, which some algorithms don't do.
public static Color darken(Color color, double fraction) {
int red = (int) Math.round(Math.max(0, color.getRed() - 255 * fraction));
int green = (int) Math.round(Math.max(0, color.getGreen() - 255 * fraction));
int blue = (int) Math.round(Math.max(0, color.getBlue() - 255 * fraction));
int alpha = color.getAlpha();
return new Color(red, green, blue, alpha);
}
Then, all you have to do is get the the color of the pixel, darken it and reapply.
For this example, I actually use a separate sub image, but you can do it directly to the parent image
BufferedImage subImage = background.getSubimage(x, y, 200, 200);
for (int row = 0; row < subImage.getHeight(); row++) {
for (int col = 0; col < subImage.getWidth(); col++) {
int packedPixel = subImage.getRGB(col, row);
Color color = new Color(packedPixel, true);
color = darken(color, 0.5);
subImage.setRGB(col, row, color.getRGB());
}
}
Now, before someone jumps down my throat, no, this is not the most performant approach, but it gets over messing about with "packed" pixel values (because I can never remember how to unpack those :P) and most of my API code is based around the use of Color anyway
Runnable example...
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Test();
}
public Test() {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public static Color darken(Color color, double fraction) {
int red = (int) Math.round(Math.max(0, color.getRed() - 255 * fraction));
int green = (int) Math.round(Math.max(0, color.getGreen() - 255 * fraction));
int blue = (int) Math.round(Math.max(0, color.getBlue() - 255 * fraction));
int alpha = color.getAlpha();
return new Color(red, green, blue, alpha);
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private BufferedImage background;
private BufferedImage darkended;
public TestPane() {
try {
background = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource("/images/background.jpg"));
int x = (background.getWidth() - 100) / 2;
int y = (background.getHeight() - 100) / 2;
BufferedImage subImage = background.getSubimage(x, y, 200, 200);
for (int row = 0; row < subImage.getHeight(); row++) {
for (int col = 0; col < subImage.getWidth(); col++) {
int packedPixel = subImage.getRGB(col, row);
Color color = new Color(packedPixel, true);
color = darken(color, 0.5);
subImage.setRGB(col, row, color.getRGB());
}
}
darkended = subImage;
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
if (background == null) {
return new Dimension(200, 200);
}
return new Dimension(background.getWidth(), background.getHeight());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
if (background == null) {
return;
}
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
g2d.drawImage(background, 0, 0, this);
int x = (getWidth() - 100) / 2;
int y = (getHeight() - 100) / 2;
g2d.drawImage(darkended, x, y, this);
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.drawRect(x, y, 200, 200);
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}

How to edit the pixels in a BufferedImage?

After scouring the internet for days, I found a Question that seemed to address my goal. (I'm trying to draw/edit an individual pixel in an image, and render it.) In said question, The ask-er requested code for a Black BufferedImage. The top Answer provided that code, and appears to work beautifully, until you try to change it to something other than black. Here's the Code:
package myProjectPackage;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.image.BufferStrategy;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.image.DataBufferInt;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Copypasta {
public static JFrame frame;
BufferedImage img;
public static int WIDTH = 500;
public static int HEIGHT = 500;
public Copypasta() {
}
public static void main(String[] a){
Copypasta t=new Copypasta();
frame = new JFrame("WINDOW");
frame.setVisible(true);
t.start();
frame.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon(t.getImage())));
frame.pack();
// Better to DISPOSE than EXIT
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
}
public Image getImage() {
return img;
}
public void start(){
img = new BufferedImage(WIDTH, HEIGHT,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
int[] pixels = ((DataBufferInt)img.getRaster().getDataBuffer()).getData();
boolean running=true;
while(running){
BufferStrategy bs=frame.getBufferStrategy();
if(bs==null){
frame.createBufferStrategy(4);
return;
}
for (int i = 0; i < WIDTH * HEIGHT; i++)
pixels[i] = 0; //This is what i've been trying to change.
Graphics g= bs.getDrawGraphics();
g.drawImage(img, 0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT, null);
g.dispose();
bs.show();
}
}
}
I Apologize for the indentation errors. I promise it looks right in the editor.
When set to BufferedImage type ARGB, the black background disappears, causing me to believe that the start function isn't drawing to the Image at all, or the drawn image is not being drawn on the screen. Either way, There is something that I don't understand. If you have the time, I would appreciate some help Identifying What is going wrong, if not an explanation of why. Thank you all,
-Navi.
Link to Original Question: drawing your own buffered image on frame

Several things jump out, the use of BufferStrategy is probably overkill. Unless you absolutely must have control over the paint process, you really don't need it. Using a BufferStrategy also precludes the use of Swing based components which might or might not be an issue.
Trying to manipulate the pixel data directly is probably also a little overkill, instead you can use BufferedImage.setRGB(int, int, int), which allows you to set the color of the pixel at the specified x/y position, for example...
img = new BufferedImage(100, 100, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
for (int x = 0; x < img.getWidth(); x++) {
for (int y = 0; y < img.getHeight(); y++) {
img.setRGB(x, y, Color.RED.getRGB());
}
}
But, even this is a little overkill, the same thing can be achieved by using the provided 2D Graphics API...
Graphics2D g2d = img.createGraphics();
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.fillRect(0, 0, img.getWidth(), img.getHeight());
g2d.dispose();
Which you will probably find is faster (not just from a coding point of view).
Take a look at:
Performing Custom Painting
Painting in AWT and Swing
2D Graphics
For more details...
Working example...
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
public class TestImage1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new TestImage1();
}
public TestImage1() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private BufferedImage img;
public TestPane() {
img = new BufferedImage(100, 100, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
//for (int x = 0; x < img.getWidth(); x++) {
// for (int y = 0; y < img.getHeight(); y++) {
// img.setRGB(x, y, Color.RED.getRGB());
// }
//}
Graphics2D g2d = img.createGraphics();
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.fillRect(0, 0, img.getWidth(), img.getHeight());
g2d.dispose();
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(200, 200);
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
g2d.drawImage(img, 0, 0, this);
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}

BufferedImage doesn't draw from 0,0

I hope my first post isn't too basic for y'all.
I'm trying to do some per-pixel drawing on a JCanvas using a BufferedImage (using setRGB()). I thought I would test all was working with a single diagonal line from the origin to the width/height of the JCanvas. The trouble is that I get a strange offset in the x axis that I can't seem to fix!
Here's a link to the problem:
http://i811.photobucket.com/albums/zz31/bohngy/problemMandel_zpsae20713a.jpeg
Here's the code:
public class Mandelbrot extends JFrame {
private BufferedImage I;
public Mandelbrot() {
super("Mandelbrot Set");
setSize(600, 600);
setResizable(false);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
I = new BufferedImage(getWidth(), getHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
for (int x = 0; x < getHeight(); x++) {
for (int y = 0; y < getWidth(); y++) {
I.setRGB(x, x, Color.GREEN.getRGB());
}
}
}
#Override
public void paint(Graphics g) {
g.drawImage(I, 0, 0, this);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Mandelbrot().setVisible(true);
}
}

General issues
Don't extend JFrame (particularly, don't override the paint method of JFrame). Instead, do the painting in the paintComponent method a class that extends JPanel
Create the GUI from the Event Dispatch Thread
The main reason for the unexpected result is that you are creating an image that has the size of the frame - but the frame also has a title bar and a border, and these are "covering" parts of the image. The size of the area that is actually available for painting is smaller than the total frame size. Additionally, the getWidth() and getHeight() methods may return garbage as long as the frame is not yet visible on the screen.
One approach considering all this could look like in this snippet:
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class Mandelbrot
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
#Override
public void run()
{
createAndShowGUI();
}
});
}
private static void createAndShowGUI()
{
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 1));
BufferedImage image = createImage(500, 500);
ImagePanel imagePanel = new ImagePanel(image);
frame.getContentPane().add(imagePanel);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
private static BufferedImage createImage(int w, int h)
{
BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(w, h,
BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
for (int x = 0; x < w; x++)
{
image.setRGB(x, x, Color.GREEN.getRGB());
}
return image;
}
static class ImagePanel extends JPanel
{
private final BufferedImage image;
ImagePanel(BufferedImage image)
{
this.image = image;
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize()
{
if (super.isPreferredSizeSet())
{
return super.getPreferredSize();
}
return new Dimension(image.getWidth(), image.getHeight());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
super.paintComponent(g);
g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, null);
}
}
}

All BufferedImage objects have an upper left corner coordinate of (0, 0). Any Raster used to construct a BufferedImage must therefore have minX=0 and minY=0.
Therein lies your problem.
JavaDoc for BufferedImage
Edit:
Also remove this from your loop:
for (int y = 0; y < getWidth(); y++) {
I.setRGB(x, x, Color.GREEN.getRGB());
}

Unable Take screenshot of JFrame Java Swing

I have tried to save the JFrame as an image using the following approach.
try
{
BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(getWidth(), getHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
this.paint(image.getGraphics());
ImageIO.write(image,"png", new File("Test.png"));
}
catch(Exception exception)
{
//code
System.out.print("Exception unable to write image");
}
I am trying to save a screenshot as follows:
I would like to have even the title in my screenshot
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.Shape;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.geom.Path2D;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
public class DividedSquare {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new DividedSquare();
}
public DividedSquare() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private TriangleShape baseTriangle;
private Color[] colors;
public TestPane() {
colors = new Color[]{Color.RED, Color.GREEN, Color.BLUE, Color.MAGENTA};
}
#Override
public void invalidate() {
super.invalidate();
baseTriangle = new TriangleShape(
new Point(0, 0),
new Point(getWidth(), 0),
new Point(getWidth() / 2, getHeight() / 2));
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(200, 200);
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
String text[] = new String[]{
"123.123",
"456.789",
"012.315",
"678.921"
};
FontMetrics fm = g2d.getFontMetrics();
double angel = 0;
for (int index = 0; index < 4; index++) {
g2d.setColor(colors[index]);
Path2D rotated = rotate(baseTriangle, angel);
g2d.fill(rotated);
Rectangle bounds = rotated.getBounds();
int x = bounds.x + ((bounds.width - fm.stringWidth(text[0])) / 2);
int y = bounds.y + (((bounds.height - fm.getHeight()) / 2) + fm.getAscent());
g2d.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2d.drawString(text[index], x, y);
angel += 90;
}
g2d.setColor(Color.BLACK);
g2d.drawLine(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
g2d.drawLine(getWidth(), 0, 0, getHeight());
g2d.dispose();
try
{
BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(getWidth(), getHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
frame.paint(image.getGraphics());
ImageIO.write(image,"png", new File("Practice.png"));
}
catch(Exception exception)
{
//code
System.out.print("Exception to write image");
}
}
public Path2D rotate(TriangleShape shape, double angel) {
Rectangle bounds = shape.getBounds();
int x = bounds.width / 2;
int y = bounds.width / 2;
return new Path2D.Float(shape, AffineTransform.getRotateInstance(
Math.toRadians(angel),
x,
y));
}
}
public class TriangleShape extends Path2D.Double {
public TriangleShape(Point2D... points) {
moveTo(points[0].getX(), points[0].getY());
lineTo(points[1].getX(), points[1].getY());
lineTo(points[2].getX(), points[2].getY());
closePath();
}
}
}
But I the image does not get created. I am unable to understand why.
I looked at this but am unable to understand how to incorporate it in my case.
Edit
Based on comments, I tried using robot class but am unable to know where to call this function from. If I call this function from the paint() method, I am unable to get the colors and text.
void screenshot()
{
try
{
Robot robot = new Robot();
// Capture the screen shot of the area of the screen defined by the rectangle
Point p = frame.getLocationOnScreen();
System.out.print("point" + p);
BufferedImage bi=robot.createScreenCapture(new Rectangle((int)p.getX(),(int)p.getY(),frame.getWidth(),frame.getHeight()));
ImageIO.write(bi, "png", new File("imageTest.png"));
}
catch(Exception exception)
{
//code
System.out.print("Exception to write image");
}
}

There are at least two ways you might achieve this...
You Could...
Use Robot to capture a screen shot. For example
The problem with this is it takes a little effort to target the component you want to capture. It also only captures a rectangular area, so if the component is transparent, Robot won't respect this...
You Could...
Use printAll to render the component to your own Graphics context, typically from a BufferedImage
printAll allows you to print a component, because the intention is not to print this to the screen, printAll disables double buffering, making it more efficient to use when you don't want to render the component to the screen, such printing it to a printer...
Forexample

You can use Robot to capture screenshot. But it not gives Jframe Screenshot. We need to give correct coordinates and refer the frame. gFrame is my frame name and below code works for only Jframe area screenshot.
try {
Robot cap=new Robot();
Rectangle rec=new Rectangle(gFrame.getX(),gFrame.getY(),gFrame.getWidth(),gFrame.getHeight());
BufferedImage screenshot=cap.createScreenCapture(rec);
ImageIO.write(screenshot, "JPG",
new File("C:\\Users\\ruwan\\Downloads\\screenshot.jpg");
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}

Drawing a nice circle in Java

I'm using Java Graphics and I keep getting "ugly" circles.
Here's what my Java program makes
And here's the same thing being made in Matlab
I think it is clear that the Java one is not as "nice" looking as the Matlab one, particularly on the edges of the circle. Note that this has nothing to do with the resolution...these images are practically the same size. Also note that I am already setting rendering hints.
Here's a stand alone with a Main function you can run to test this out.
package test;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.Shape;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
public class SimplePaint02 {
private static final int LINE_THICKNESS = 4;
private static final int LINE_GAP = 10;
private Color lineColor = Color.red;
public static void main(String[] args) {
new SimplePaint02();
}
public SimplePaint02() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception ex) {
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(100, 100);
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
int radius = 50;
BufferedImage buffer = new BufferedImage(radius, radius, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
Graphics2D g2d = buffer.createGraphics();
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_INTERPOLATION,RenderingHints.VALUE_INTERPOLATION_BILINEAR);
Ellipse2D circle = new Ellipse2D.Float(0, 0, radius,radius);
Shape clip = g2d.getClip();
g2d.setClip(circle);
AffineTransform at = g2d.getTransform();
g2d.setTransform(AffineTransform.getRotateInstance(Math.toRadians(45),radius / 2, radius / 2));
int gap = LINE_GAP;
g2d.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2d.fill(circle);
g2d.setColor(lineColor);
//g2d.setStroke(new BasicStroke(LINE_THICKNESS));
for (int index = 0; index < 10; index++) {
int x1 = index*gap-(LINE_THICKNESS/2);
int y1 = 0;
int x2 = index*gap+(LINE_THICKNESS/2);
int y2 = radius;
int width = x2 - x1;
int height = y2 - y1;
g2d.fillRect(x1, y1, width, height);
//g2d.drawLine(index * gap, 0, index * gap, getRadius());
}
g2d.setTransform(at);
g2d.setClip(clip);
g2d.dispose();
g.drawImage(buffer, 0, 0, this);
}
}
}

EDIT: Please see Code Guy's answer below for a solution. This is marked correct because it was Joey Rohan who figured it out initially!
I got smooth edge when i tried out same thing:
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
public class DrawSmoothCircle {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
BufferedImage bufferedImage = new BufferedImage(100, 100, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
Graphics2D g2d = bufferedImage.createGraphics();
g2d.setRenderingHint (RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2d.setPaint(Color.green);
g2d.fillOval(10, 10, 50, 50);
g2d.dispose();
ImageIO.write(bufferedImage, "png", new File("e:\\newimage.png"));
}
}
UPDATE:
After searching alot:
There is nothing wrong with the code but,
Well, unfortunately Java 2D (or at least Sun's current implementation) does not support "soft clipping."
But Also got a trick for the clips:
Follow This link,you can achieve what you are asking for.
(Also, i got a smooth edge, cause i din't use clip stuff,in my above image)

Here was the answer. I adapted the majority of the code from this site. Take a look:
Here's the code:
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
// Create a translucent intermediate image in which we can perform
// the soft clipping
GraphicsConfiguration gc = ((Graphics2D) g).getDeviceConfiguration();
BufferedImage img = gc.createCompatibleImage(getWidth(), getHeight(), Transparency.TRANSLUCENT);
Graphics2D g2 = img.createGraphics();
// Clear the image so all pixels have zero alpha
g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.Clear);
g2.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
// Render our clip shape into the image. Note that we enable
// antialiasing to achieve the soft clipping effect. Try
// commenting out the line that enables antialiasing, and
// you will see that you end up with the usual hard clipping.
g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.Src);
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2.fillOval(0, 0, getRadius(), getRadius());
// Here's the trick... We use SrcAtop, which effectively uses the
// alpha value as a coverage value for each pixel stored in the
// destination. For the areas outside our clip shape, the destination
// alpha will be zero, so nothing is rendered in those areas. For
// the areas inside our clip shape, the destination alpha will be fully
// opaque, so the full color is rendered. At the edges, the original
// antialiasing is carried over to give us the desired soft clipping
// effect.
g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.SrcAtop);
g2.setColor(lineColor);
int gap = LINE_GAP;
AffineTransform at = g2.getTransform();
g2.setTransform(AffineTransform.getRotateInstance(Math.toRadians(45),getRadius() / 2, getRadius() / 2));
for (int index = 0; index < 10; index++) {
int x1 = index*gap-(LINE_THICKNESS/2);
int y1 = 0;
int x2 = index*gap+(LINE_THICKNESS/2);
int y2 = getRadius();
int width = x2 - x1;
int height = y2 - y1;
g2.fillRect(x1, y1, width, height);
}
g2.setTransform(at);
g2.dispose();
// Copy our intermediate image to the screen
g.drawImage(img, 0, 0, null);
}

Update
OK. Then the idea is to not use clipping at all but instead to make the clipped shape by subtracting areas from each other.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.*;
public class SimplePaint02 {
private static final int LINE_THICKNESS = 4;
private static final int LINE_GAP = 10;
private Color lineColor = Color.red;
public static void main(String[] args) {
new SimplePaint02();
}
public SimplePaint02() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception ex) {
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
int radius = 75;
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(radius, radius);
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
Ellipse2D circle = new Ellipse2D.Float(0, 0, radius, radius);
Area lines = new Area();
int gap = LINE_GAP;
for (int index = 0; index < 10; index++) {
int x1 = index * gap - (LINE_THICKNESS / 2);
int y1 = 0;
int x2 = index * gap + (LINE_THICKNESS / 2);
int y2 = radius;
int width = x2 - x1;
int height = y2 - y1;
Shape lineShape = new Rectangle2D.Double(x1, y1, width, height);
lines.add(new Area(lineShape));
//g3d.fillRect(x1, y1, width, height);
//g2d.drawLine(index * gap, 0, index * gap, getRadius());
}
//g2d.setClip(circle);
Area circleNoLines = new Area(circle);
circleNoLines.subtract(lines);
Area linesCutToCircle = new Area(circle);
linesCutToCircle.subtract(circleNoLines);
//g2d.setTransform(at);
BufferedImage buffer = new BufferedImage(radius * 2, radius * 2, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
Graphics2D g2d = buffer.createGraphics();
RenderingHints rh = new RenderingHints(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2d.setTransform(AffineTransform.getRotateInstance(Math.toRadians(45), radius / 2, radius / 2));
g2d.setRenderingHints(rh);
g2d.setColor(Color.ORANGE);
g2d.fill(linesCutToCircle);
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.fill(circleNoLines);
g2d.dispose();
g.drawImage(buffer, 0, 0, this);
}
}
}
Old code
Part of the problem is that the rendering operations typically do not apply to a Clip, though they will apply to the Shape when it is drawn. I generally solve that by (last) painting the Shape itself. E.G.
A 1.5 pixel BasicStroke is used here for the red circle - smoothing the rough edges produced by the Clip.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
public class SimplePaint02 {
private static final int LINE_THICKNESS = 4;
private static final int LINE_GAP = 10;
private Color lineColor = Color.red;
public static void main(String[] args) {
new SimplePaint02();
}
public SimplePaint02() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception ex) {
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
int radius = 75;
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension((int)(1.1*radius), (int)(1.1*radius));
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
BufferedImage buffer = new BufferedImage(radius*2, radius*2, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
Graphics2D g2d = buffer.createGraphics();
RenderingHints rh = new RenderingHints(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
rh.put(RenderingHints.KEY_DITHERING,RenderingHints.VALUE_DITHER_ENABLE);
rh.put(RenderingHints.KEY_COLOR_RENDERING,RenderingHints.VALUE_COLOR_RENDER_QUALITY);
g2d.setRenderingHints(rh);
Ellipse2D circle = new Ellipse2D.Float(0, 0, radius,radius);
Shape clip = g2d.getClip();
g2d.setClip(circle);
AffineTransform at = g2d.getTransform();
g2d.setTransform(AffineTransform.getRotateInstance(Math.toRadians(45),radius / 2, radius / 2));
int gap = LINE_GAP;
g2d.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2d.fill(circle);
g2d.setColor(lineColor);
//g2d.setStroke(new BasicStroke(LINE_THICKNESS));
for (int index = 0; index < 10; index++) {
int x1 = index*gap-(LINE_THICKNESS/2);
int y1 = 0;
int x2 = index*gap+(LINE_THICKNESS/2);
int y2 = radius;
int width = x2 - x1;
int height = y2 - y1;
g2d.fillRect(x1, y1, width, height);
//g2d.drawLine(index * gap, 0, index * gap, getRadius());
}
g2d.setTransform(at);
g2d.setClip(clip);
g2d.setClip(null);
g2d.setStroke(new BasicStroke(1.5f));
g2d.draw(circle);
g2d.dispose();
g.drawImage(buffer, 0, 0, this);
}
}
}

I used drawPolygon method to draw circle by generating array of most of the points on circumference of circle with proposed radius.
Code:
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
/*<applet code="OnlyCircle" width=500 height=500>
</applet>*/
public class OnlyCircle extends Applet{
public void paint(Graphics g){
int r=200;//radius
int x1=250;//center x coordinate
int y1=250;//center y coordinate
double x2,y2;
double a=0;
double pi=3.14159;
int count=0;
int i=0;
int f=0;
int[] x22=new int[628319];
int[] y22=new int[628319];
while(a<=2*pi&&i<628319&&f<628319)
{
double k=Math.cos(a);
double l=Math.sin(a);
x2=x1+r*k;
y2=y1+r*l;
x22[i]=(int)x2;
y22[f]=(int)y2;
i++;
f++;
a+=0.00001;
}
int length=x22.length;
g.drawPolygon(x22,y22,length);
}
}

You can enable anti-aliasing:
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
Map<RenderingHints.Key, Object> hints = new HashMap<RenderingHints.Key, Object>();
hints.put(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2.setRenderingHints(hints);
I also suggest you draw to the Graphics object you get from the paintComponent method rather than creating an intermediate BufferedImage.