The service provider interface (SPI) for ImageWriters.
For more information on service provider classes, see the class comment
for the IIORegistry class.
Each ImageWriterSpi provides several types of information
about the ImageWriter class with which it is associated.
The name of the vendor who defined the SPI class and a
brief description of the class are available via the
getVendorName, getDescription,
and getVersion methods.
These methods may be internationalized to provide locale-specific
output. These methods are intended mainly to provide short,
human-writable information that might be used to organize a pop-up
menu or other list.
Lists of format names, file suffixes, and MIME types associated
with the service may be obtained by means of the
getFormatNames, getFileSuffixes, and
getMIMEType methods. These methods may be used to
identify candidate ImageWriters for writing a
particular file or stream based on manual format selection, file
naming, or MIME associations.
A more reliable way to determine which ImageWriters
are likely to be able to parse a particular data stream is provided
by the canEncodeImage method. This methods allows the
service provider to inspect the actual image contents.
Finally, an instance of the ImageWriter class
associated with this service provider may be obtained by calling
the createWriterInstance method. Any heavyweight
initialization, such as the loading of native libraries or creation
of large tables, should be deferred at least until the first
invocation of this method.
ImageWriters. For more information on service provider classes, see the class comment for theIIORegistryclass.Each
ImageWriterSpiprovides several types of information about theImageWriterclass with which it is associated.The name of the vendor who defined the SPI class and a brief description of the class are available via the
getVendorName,getDescription, andgetVersionmethods. These methods may be internationalized to provide locale-specific output. These methods are intended mainly to provide short, human-writable information that might be used to organize a pop-up menu or other list.Lists of format names, file suffixes, and MIME types associated with the service may be obtained by means of the
getFormatNames,getFileSuffixes, andgetMIMETypemethods. These methods may be used to identify candidateImageWriters for writing a particular file or stream based on manual format selection, file naming, or MIME associations.A more reliable way to determine which
ImageWriters are likely to be able to parse a particular data stream is provided by thecanEncodeImagemethod. This methods allows the service provider to inspect the actual image contents.Finally, an instance of the
ImageWriterclass associated with this service provider may be obtained by calling thecreateWriterInstancemethod. Any heavyweight initialization, such as the loading of native libraries or creation of large tables, should be deferred at least until the first invocation of this method.