Transparency (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: declaration: module: java.desktop, package: java.awt, interface: Transparency
Keywords: java.awt.Transparency interface

# 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.