import com.google.zxing.common.BitArray;
/**
- * Encapsulates a generic black-and-white bitmap -- a collection of pixels in two dimensions.
- * This unifies many possible representations, like AWT's <code>BufferedImage</code>.
+ * <p>Encapsulates a generic black-and-white bitmap -- a collection of pixels in two dimensions.
+ * This unifies many possible representations, like AWT's <code>BufferedImage</code>.</p>
*
* @author srowen@google.com (Sean Owen)
*/
boolean isBlack(int x, int y);
/**
- * Returns an entire row of black/white pixels as an array of bits, where "true" means "black".
+ * <p>Returns an entire row of black/white pixels as an array of bits, where "true" means "black".
* This is a sort of "bulk get" operation intended to enable efficient access in
- * certain situations.
+ * certain situations.</p>
*
* @param y vertical offset, from top, of the row of pixels
* @param row if not null, {@link BitArray} to write pixels into. If null, a new {@link BitArray}
- * is allocated and returned.
+ * is allocated and returned.
* @param startX horizontal offset, from left, from which to start getting pixels
* @param getWidth number of pixels to get from the row
* @return {@link BitArray} representing the (subset of the) row of pixels. If row parameter
- * was not null, it is returned.
+ * was not null, it is returned.
*/
BitArray getBlackRow(int y, BitArray row, int startX, int getWidth);
*/
int getWidth();
+ /**
+ * <p>Estimates black point according to the given method, which is optionally parameterized by
+ * a single int argument. For {@link BlackPointEstimationMethod#ROW_SAMPLING}, this
+ * specifies the row to sample.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>The estimated value will be used in subsequent computations that rely on an estimated black
+ * point.</p>
+ *
+ * @param method black point estimation method
+ * @param argument method-specific argument
+ */
+ void estimateBlackPoint(BlackPointEstimationMethod method, int argument);
+
+ /**
+ * @return {@link BlackPointEstimationMethod} representing last sampling method used
+ */
+ BlackPointEstimationMethod getLastEstimationMethod();
+
}