# Class ImageFactory

java.lang.Object
com.codename1.ui.ImageFactory

public abstract class ImageFactory extends Object

A factory class for creating mutable images. This can be used to override how mutable images are generated. You can use this to implement, for example, a LRU cache for images so that they can be reused to conserve memory.

There is a default static image factory that can be assigned by calling:

    `ImageFactory.setImageFactory(null, new ImageFactory() {
         public Image createImage(int w, int h, int bgColor) {
             // create an image
             // The Default would be just to call
             return Image.createImage(w, h, bgColor);`
    });
    }

You can also assign a factory whose scope is limited to a particular Form, Container, or Component, by setting the context argument in `setImageFactory()`.

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `ImageFactory()`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract Image`
  `createImage(int w, int h, int bgColor)`
  `static Image`
  `createImage(Component context, int w, int h, int bgColor)`
  Creates an image using the factory at a given context.
  `static ImageFactory`
  `getImageFactory(Component cmp)`
  Gets the image factory for a given component.
  `static ImageFactory`
  `setImageFactory(Component cmp, ImageFactory f)`
  Sets the ImageFactory for the given component.

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

  `clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### ImageFactory

    public ImageFactory()

- ## Method Details

  - ### getImageFactory

    public static ImageFactory getImageFactory(Component cmp)

    Gets the image factory for a given component. If the component doesn't have an ImageFactory assigned, then it will check the parent container, and its descendants, until it finds a Component with an ImageFactory.

    If none of the component's descendants have an ImageFactory, then it will use the default global ImageFactory.

    ###### Parameters

    - `cmp`: @param cmp The context from which to load the image factory. Use null to get the global default factory.

    ###### Returns

    An image Factory

  - ### setImageFactory

    public static ImageFactory setImageFactory(Component cmp, ImageFactory f)

    Sets the ImageFactory for the given component.

    ###### Parameters

    - `cmp`: @param cmp The component to set the ImageFactory for. If this parameter is null, then this method will set the default global ImageFactory

    - `f`: The ImageFactory to assign to the component.

    ###### Returns

    The previous image factory that was assigned to the component, or null if none was previously assigned.

  - ### createImage

    public static Image createImage(Component context, int w, int h, int bgColor)

    Creates an image using the factory at a given context.

    ###### Parameters

    - `context`: The context where the ImageFactory should be loaded from.

    - `w`: The width of the image to create.

    - `h`: The height of the image to create.

    - `bgColor`: The background color of the image.

    ###### Returns

    A mutable Image.

  - ### createImage

    public abstract Image createImage(int w, int h, int bgColor)