## Uses of Class
javax.imageio.ImageWriter

- Packages that use ImageWriter
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.imageio | The main package of the Java Image I/O API.
  javax.imageio.event | A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with synchronous notification of events during the reading and writing of images.
  javax.imageio.spi | A package of the Java Image I/O API containing the plug-in interfaces for readers, writers, transcoders, and streams, and a runtime registry.

- - ### Uses of ImageWriter in javax.imageio

    Methods in javax.imageio that return ImageWriter
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static ImageWriter` | ImageIO.`getImageWriter(ImageReader reader)` Returns an `ImageWriter`corresponding to the given `ImageReader`, if there is one, or `null` if the plug-in for this `ImageReader` does not specify a corresponding `ImageWriter`, or if the given `ImageReader` is not registered.

    Methods in javax.imageio that return types with arguments of type ImageWriter
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static Iterator<ImageWriter>` | ImageIO.`getImageWriters(ImageTypeSpecifier type, String formatName)` Returns an `Iterator` containing all currently registered `ImageWriter`s that claim to be able to encode images of the given layout (specified using an `ImageTypeSpecifier`) in the given format.
    `static Iterator<ImageWriter>` | ImageIO.`getImageWritersByFormatName(String formatName)` Returns an `Iterator` containing all currently registered `ImageWriter`s that claim to be able to encode the named format.
    `static Iterator<ImageWriter>` | ImageIO.`getImageWritersByMIMEType(String MIMEType)` Returns an `Iterator` containing all currently registered `ImageWriter`s that claim to be able to encode files with the given MIME type.
    `static Iterator<ImageWriter>` | ImageIO.`getImageWritersBySuffix(String fileSuffix)` Returns an `Iterator` containing all currently registered `ImageWriter`s that claim to be able to encode files with the given suffix.

    Methods in javax.imageio with parameters of type ImageWriter
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static ImageReader` | ImageIO.`getImageReader(ImageWriter writer)` Returns an `ImageReader`corresponding to the given `ImageWriter`, if there is one, or `null` if the plug-in for this `ImageWriter` does not specify a corresponding `ImageReader`, or if the given `ImageWriter` is not registered.
    `static Iterator<ImageTranscoder>` | ImageIO.`getImageTranscoders(ImageReader reader, ImageWriter writer)` Returns an `Iterator` containing all currently registered `ImageTranscoder`s that claim to be able to transcode between the metadata of the given `ImageReader` and `ImageWriter`.

  - ### Uses of ImageWriter in javax.imageio.event

    Methods in javax.imageio.event with parameters of type ImageWriter
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | IIOWriteProgressListener.`imageComplete(ImageWriter source)` Reports that the image write operation has completed.
    `void` | IIOWriteProgressListener.`imageProgress(ImageWriter source, float percentageDone)` Reports the approximate degree of completion of the current `write` call within the associated `ImageWriter`.
    `void` | IIOWriteProgressListener.`imageStarted(ImageWriter source, int imageIndex)` Reports that an image write operation is beginning.
    `void` | IIOWriteProgressListener.`thumbnailComplete(ImageWriter source)` Reports that a thumbnail write operation has completed.
    `void` | IIOWriteProgressListener.`thumbnailProgress(ImageWriter source, float percentageDone)` Reports the approximate degree of completion of the current thumbnail write within the associated `ImageWriter`.
    `void` | IIOWriteProgressListener.`thumbnailStarted(ImageWriter source, int imageIndex, int thumbnailIndex)` Reports that a thumbnail write operation is beginning.
    `void` | IIOWriteWarningListener.`warningOccurred(ImageWriter source, int imageIndex, String warning)` Reports the occurrence of a non-fatal error in encoding.
    `void` | IIOWriteProgressListener.`writeAborted(ImageWriter source)` Reports that a write has been aborted via the writer's `abort` method.

  - ### Uses of ImageWriter in javax.imageio.spi

    Methods in javax.imageio.spi that return ImageWriter
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ImageWriter` | ImageWriterSpi.`createWriterInstance()` Returns an instance of the `ImageWriter` implementation associated with this service provider.
    `abstract ImageWriter` | ImageWriterSpi.`createWriterInstance(Object extension)` Returns an instance of the `ImageWriter` implementation associated with this service provider.

    Methods in javax.imageio.spi with parameters of type ImageWriter
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `boolean` | ImageWriterSpi.`isOwnWriter(ImageWriter writer)` Returns `true` if the `ImageWriter` object passed in is an instance of the `ImageWriter` associated with this service provider.

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