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package java.awt;

import java.awt.image.Raster;

import java.awt.image.WritableRaster;

/**

 * The <code>CompositeContext</code> interface defines the encapsulated

 * and optimized environment for a compositing operation.

 * <code>CompositeContext</code> objects maintain state for

 * compositing operations.  In a multi-threaded environment, several

 * contexts can exist simultaneously for a single {@link Composite}

 * object.

 * @see Composite

 */

public interface CompositeContext {

    /**

     * Releases resources allocated for a context.

     */

    public void dispose();

    /**

     * Composes the two source {@link Raster} objects and

     * places the result in the destination

     * {@link WritableRaster}.  Note that the destination

     * can be the same object as either the first or second

     * source. Note that <code>dstIn</code> and

     * <code>dstOut</code> must be compatible with the

     * <code>dstColorModel</code> passed to the

     * {@link Composite#createContext(java.awt.image.ColorModel, java.awt.image.ColorModel, java.awt.RenderingHints) createContext}

     * method of the <code>Composite</code> interface.

     * @param src the first source for the compositing operation

     * @param dstIn the second source for the compositing operation

     * @param dstOut the <code>WritableRaster</code> into which the

     * result of the operation is stored

     * @see Composite

     */

    public void compose(Raster src,

                        Raster dstIn,

                        WritableRaster dstOut);

}