Java - Create a shape from border around image

Question

i have a class that draws a shape from a png image, so that i can use the shape to draw the border of custom buttons that i need for my project. here\'s the code for the cla

Answer 1

For tips, look at Smoothing a jagged path. The algorithm to obtain the (crude) outline was relatively quick in the final versions. Creating a GeneralPath is astonishingly faster than appending Area objects.

The important part is this method:

public Area getOutline(Color target, BufferedImage bi) {
    // construct the GeneralPath
    GeneralPath gp = new GeneralPath();

    boolean cont = false;
    int targetRGB = target.getRGB();
    for (int xx=0; xx