Module java.desktop
Package java.awt

# Interface Transparency

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `Paint`

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `BufferedImage`, `Color`, `ColorModel`, `ColorUIResource`, `ComponentColorModel`, `DirectColorModel`, `GradientPaint`, `IndexColorModel`, `LinearGradientPaint`, `MultipleGradientPaint`, `PackedColorModel`, `RadialGradientPaint`, `SystemColor`, `TexturePaint`, `VolatileImage`

public interface Transparency
The `Transparency` interface defines the common transparency modes for implementing classes.

## Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type
Field
Description
`static final int`
`BITMASK`
Represents image data that is guaranteed to be either completely opaque, with an alpha value of 1.0, or completely transparent, with an alpha value of 0.0.
`static final int`
`OPAQUE`
Represents image data that is guaranteed to be completely opaque, meaning that all pixels have an alpha value of 1.0.
`static final int`
`TRANSLUCENT`
Represents image data that contains or might contain arbitrary alpha values between and including 0.0 and 1.0.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`int`
`getTransparency()`
Returns the type of this `Transparency`.

## Field Details

### OPAQUE

@Native static final int OPAQUE
Represents image data that is guaranteed to be completely opaque, meaning that all pixels have an alpha value of 1.0.

See Also:
  - Constant Field Values

### BITMASK

@Native static final int BITMASK
Represents image data that is guaranteed to be either completely opaque, with an alpha value of 1.0, or completely transparent, with an alpha value of 0.0.

See Also:
  - Constant Field Values

### TRANSLUCENT

@Native static final int TRANSLUCENT
Represents image data that contains or might contain arbitrary alpha values between and including 0.0 and 1.0.

See Also:
  - Constant Field Values

## Method Details

### getTransparency

int getTransparency()
Returns the type of this `Transparency`.

Returns:
  the field type of this `Transparency`, which is either OPAQUE, BITMASK or TRANSLUCENT.