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package java.awt;

/**

 * Capabilities and properties of images.

 * @author Michael Martak

 * @since 1.4

 */

public class ImageCapabilities implements Cloneable {

    private boolean accelerated = false;

    /**

     * Creates a new object for specifying image capabilities.

     * @param accelerated whether or not an accelerated image is desired

     */

    public ImageCapabilities(boolean accelerated) {

        this.accelerated = accelerated;

    }

    /**

     * Returns <code>true</code> if the object whose capabilities are

     * encapsulated in this <code>ImageCapabilities</code> can be or is

     * accelerated.

     * @return whether or not an image can be, or is, accelerated.  There are

     * various platform-specific ways to accelerate an image, including

     * pixmaps, VRAM, AGP.  This is the general acceleration method (as

     * opposed to residing in system memory).

     */

    public boolean isAccelerated() {

        return accelerated;

    }

    /**

     * Returns <code>true</code> if the <code>VolatileImage</code>

     * described by this <code>ImageCapabilities</code> can lose

     * its surfaces.

     * @return whether or not a volatile image is subject to losing its surfaces

     * at the whim of the operating system.

     */

    public boolean isTrueVolatile() {

        return false;

    }

    /**

     * @return a copy of this ImageCapabilities object.

     */

    public Object clone() {

        try {

            return super.clone();

        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {

            // Since we implement Cloneable, this should never happen

            throw new InternalError();

        }

    }

}