Returns an integer
Rectangle
that completely encloses the
Shape
. Note that there is no guarantee that the returned
Rectangle
is the smallest bounding box that encloses the
Shape
, only that the
Shape
lies entirely within the indicated
Rectangle
. The returned
Rectangle
might also fail to completely enclose the
Shape
if the
Shape
overflows the limited range of the integer data type. The
getBounds2D
method generally returns a tighter bounding box due to its greater flexibility in representation.
Note that the definition of insideness can lead to situations where points on the defining outline of the shape
may not be considered contained in the returned bounds
object, but only in cases where those points are also not considered contained in the original shape
.
If a point
is inside the shape
according to the contains(point)
method, then it must be inside the returned Rectangle
bounds object according to the contains(point)
method of the bounds
. Specifically:
shape.contains(x,y)
requires bounds.contains(x,y)
If a point
is not inside the shape
, then it might still be contained in the bounds
object:
bounds.contains(x,y)
does not imply shape.contains(x,y)