ej.widget.color

Class LightHelper

java.lang.Object

ej.widget.color.LightHelper

public class LightHelper
extends Object

Color utilities regarding lightness.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	darkenColor(int color, int factor) Gets a darkened version of a color.
static int	getDarkestColor(int color1, int color2) Gets the darkest of two colors.
static int	getLight(int color) Gets the light level of a color.
static int	getLightestColor(int color1, int color2) Gets the lightest of two colors.
static int	getMostContrastingColor(int colorToContrast) Gets the color that best contrasts against a given color.
static int	getMostContrastingColor(int colorToContrast, int color1, int color2) Gets the color that best contrasts against a given color.
static boolean	isLightColor(int color) Gets whether a color is light or dark.
static int	lightenColor(int color, int factor) Gets a lightened version of a color.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

darkenColor

public static int darkenColor(int color,
                              int factor)

Gets a darkened version of a color.

Note that passing a negative factor value, the method will return a lighter color.

Parameters:

color - the color to darken.

factor - the darkening factor.

Returns:

the darkened color.

getDarkestColor

public static int getDarkestColor(int color1,
                                  int color2)

Gets the darkest of two colors.

Parameters:

color1 - first color.

color2 - second color.

Returns:

color1 if its light level is lower than the one of color2, color2 otherwise.

getLight

public static int getLight(int color)

Gets the light level of a color.

Parameters:

color - the color.

Returns:

the light level of the given color.

getLightestColor

public static int getLightestColor(int color1,
                                   int color2)

Gets the lightest of two colors.

Parameters:

color1 - first color.

color2 - second color.

Returns:

color1 if its light level is higher than the one of color2, color2 otherwise.

getMostContrastingColor

public static int getMostContrastingColor(int colorToContrast)

Gets the color that best contrasts against a given color. Result is either Colors.WHITE or Colors.BLACK.

Parameters:

colorToContrast - the color to contrast.

Returns:

Colors.BLACK if the given color is light, Colors.WHITE otherwise.

See Also:

isLightColor(int)

getMostContrastingColor

public static int getMostContrastingColor(int colorToContrast,
                                          int color1,
                                          int color2)

Gets the color that best contrasts against a given color.

Parameters:

colorToContrast - the color to contrast.

color1 - the first color.

color2 - the second color.

Returns:

the darkest color of {first color,second color} if the given color is light, the lightest color otherwise.

See Also:

isLightColor(int)

isLightColor

public static boolean isLightColor(int color)

Gets whether a color is light or dark.

Parameters:

color - the color to test.

Returns:

true if the color is a light one, false otherwise.

lightenColor

public static int lightenColor(int color,
                               int factor)

Gets a lightened version of a color.

Note that passing a negative factor value, the method will return a darker color.

Parameters:

color - the color to lighten.

factor - the lightening factor.

Returns:

the lightened color.