Class BasicImageDisplay


  • public class BasicImageDisplay
    extends java.lang.Object
    Functions for display of graphics-format images in a no-frills viewing window (an ImageWindow). Supported image formats include GIF, JPEG, PNG and FITS, which may be compressed.
    Since:
    1 Oct 2004
    Author:
    Mark Taylor (Starlink)
    • Method Summary

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      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.lang.String displayBasicImage​(java.lang.String label, java.lang.String loc)
      Displays the file at a given location as an image in a graphical viewer.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Method Detail

      • displayBasicImage

        public static java.lang.String displayBasicImage​(java.lang.String label,
                                                         java.lang.String loc)
        Displays the file at a given location as an image in a graphical viewer. label may be any string which identifies the window for display, so that multiple images may be displayed in different windows without getting in each others' way. loc should be a filename or URL, pointing to an image in a format that this viewer understands.
        Parameters:
        label - identifies the window in which the image will be displayed
        loc - image location
        Returns:
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