> Daniel wrote:
> Given a GeneralPath with various line/quad/curve nodes, how do you
> calculate the bounds of the shape? The getBounds2D method returns a
> value that includes the location of the control points. Various bugs
> have been reported and all seem closed as not a bug. One (I can't
> recall the bug number) had a workaround "calculate it yourself".
> Unfortunately, I don't know how.
Using the control points to calculate _a_ bounding box of a curve
always works. You will obtain a rectangle that encloses the curve. The
only problem with that method is that it is not guaranteed to give you
_the_ bounding box, which is usually defined the _smallest_ rectangle
that encloses the curve.
For most applications, however, the control point method is good
enough. It is also much faster than obtaining a precise bounding box,
not to mention a lot easier to implement.
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