Export JPanel to vector graphics

Question

I would like to export the image in my JPanel to a vector graphics file so it can be edited and printed at a higher-than-screen resolution. Essentially I want its pai

Answer 1

this is basically not possible directly, as the low level java api works in terms of raster (pixels) and is never stored in vector format. (Check the API of java.awt.Graphics to see what I mean).

there are some general purpose program that convert raster to vector formats, this is one I found on a quick search: http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/index.html

so, using such a program you can divide your problem into two smaller problems:

1. convert your JPanel into a bitmap or file (http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=242020)
2. run autotrace on the file.