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DirectJ: Java APIs for optimized 2D graphics

Authors :
Bellotti, Francesco
Berta, Riccardo
De Gloria, Alessandro
Poggi, Andrea
Source :
Software: Practice and Experience; March 2001, Vol. 31 Issue: 3 p259-275, 17p
Publication Year :
2001

Abstract

The ever more widespread diffusion of Java interfaces and animations has highlighted the performance problems of the Java graphics environment. We have analysed the bottleneck and created a set of APIs that support direct access to platform specific hardware resources for graphics acceleration. We have also reā€implemented standard APIs in order to allow transparent direct access also by programs using standard JFC. The improvement in performance of about one order of magnitude encourages the utilization of Java for realizing fluid animations on large windows. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00380644 and 1097024X
Volume :
31
Issue :
3
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Software: Practice and Experience
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs24718548
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.365