SWTGraphics2D

Version 1.1.1 - not yet released.

(C)opyright 2006-2021, by David Gilbert and Contributors. All rights reserved.

Overview

SWTGraphics2D is an implementation of Java2D's Graphics2D API that targets an Eclipse Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) graphics context, allowing the use of Java2D code in SWT applications.

Background

The code was originally developed as part of the JFreeChart project . It is now a standalone project.

Include

SWTGraphics2D is published to the Central Repository. You can include it in your projects with the following dependency:

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.jfree</groupId>
  <artifactId>swtgraphics2d</artifactId>
  <version>1.1.0</version>
</dependency>

Testing

SWTGraphics2D is being tested using Graphics2D Tester and produces the output shown below (using the snapshot version of SWTGraphics2D)

Due to limitations of the SWT Graphics API, there are several Java2D features that cannot be supported:

• the Porter-Duff compositing rules in AlphaComposite
• multi-linear and radial gradient paints.

License

SWTGraphics2D is free software under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 2.1 or later.

Please note that SWTGraphics2D is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  
Please refer to the license for details.

Additionally, the code is dual-licensed under the Eclipse Public License 2.0 (with the agreement of the main contributors: David Gilbert, Henry Proudhon and Cedric Chabanois).

Change History

Version 1.1.1 (not-yet-released)

• update drawPolygon and drawPolyline to directly use SWT GC equivalent (#2)
• added the Eclipse Public License 2.0 as an option alongside the existing GNU Lesser General Public License.

Version 1.1.0 (29-Aug-2021)

• fixed interaction between setPaint() and setColor()
• added support for GradientPaint (without cyclic attribute) in setPaint()
• cache AWT paint setting to return in getPaint()
• apply winding rule in fill(Shape)
• improved correctness and efficiency of transformations
• fixed clipping bugs
• implemented create() method
• implemented getDeviceConfiguration()
• fixed setFont() method for null argument
• fixed failing tests for drawImage() methods with null arguments
• added JUnit 5 tests

Version 1.0 (20 February 2016)

• initial release as a standalone project (previously included with JFreeChart SWT support).