Java - Create a shape from border around image

Question

i have a class that draws a shape from a png image, so that i can use the shape to draw the border of custom buttons that i need for my project. here\'s the code for the cla

Answer 1

For tips, look at Smoothing a jagged path. The algorithm to obtain the (crude) outline was relatively quick in the final versions. Creating a GeneralPath is astonishingly faster than appending Area objects.

The important part is this method:

public Area getOutline(Color target, BufferedImage bi) {
    // construct the GeneralPath
    GeneralPath gp = new GeneralPath();

    boolean cont = false;
    int targetRGB = target.getRGB();
    for (int xx=0; xx<bi.getWidth(); xx++) {
        for (int yy=0; yy<bi.getHeight(); yy++) {
            if (bi.getRGB(xx,yy)==targetRGB) {
                if (cont) {
                    gp.lineTo(xx,yy);
                    gp.lineTo(xx,yy+1);
                    gp.lineTo(xx+1,yy+1);
                    gp.lineTo(xx+1,yy);
                    gp.lineTo(xx,yy);
                } else {
                    gp.moveTo(xx,yy);
                }
                cont = true;
            } else {
                cont = false;
            }
        }
        cont = false;
    }
    gp.closePath();

    // construct the Area from the GP & return it
    return new Area(gp);
}