com.panayotis.gnuplot.terminal
Class ImageTerminal

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractMap<K,V>
      java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>
          com.panayotis.gnuplot.PropertiesHolder
              com.panayotis.gnuplot.terminal.ExpandableTerminal
                  com.panayotis.gnuplot.terminal.FileTerminal
                      com.panayotis.gnuplot.terminal.ImageTerminal

All Implemented Interfaces:

GNUPlotTerminal, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>

public class ImageTerminal
extends FileTerminal

This terminal is able to process gnuplot output as an image. The image produced can be used by any Java object which is able to handle BufferedImage

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.panayotis.gnuplot.PropertiesHolder

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Constructor Summary

ImageTerminal()
Create a new image terminal, and use PNG as it's backend

Method Summary

java.awt.image.BufferedImage	getImage() Get a handler of the produced image by this terminal
java.lang.String	processOutput(java.io.InputStream stdout) Read the produced image from gnuplot standard output

Methods inherited from class com.panayotis.gnuplot.terminal.FileTerminal

getOutputFile

Methods inherited from class com.panayotis.gnuplot.terminal.ExpandableTerminal

getType

Methods inherited from class com.panayotis.gnuplot.PropertiesHolder

appendProperties, set, set, unset

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clear, clone, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, get, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

ImageTerminal

public ImageTerminal()

Create a new image terminal, and use PNG as it's backend

Method Detail

processOutput

public java.lang.String processOutput(java.io.InputStream stdout)

Read the produced image from gnuplot standard output

Specified by:

processOutput in interface GNUPlotTerminal

Overrides:

processOutput in class ExpandableTerminal

Parameters:

stdout - The gnuplot output stream

Returns:

The error definition, if any

getImage

public java.awt.image.BufferedImage getImage()

Get a handler of the produced image by this terminal

Returns:

the plot image