src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/image/ImageFilter.java

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          instance.consumer = ic;
          return instance;
      }
  
      /**
+      * Returns a unique instance of an ImageFilter object used to perform
+      * the filtering for an image which size is scaled (relative to
+      * the original image size).
+      * The default implementation just clones this object.
+      * <p>
+      * @param scaleX the specified scale factor fox x-axis
+      * @param scaleY the specified scale factor fox y-axis
+      * @return an {@code ImageFilter} used to perform the
+      *         filtering for scaled images.
+      */
+     public ImageFilter getScaledFilterInstance(double scaleX, double scaleY) {
+         return (ImageFilter) clone();
+     }
+ 
+     /**
       * Filters the information provided in the setDimensions method
       * of the ImageConsumer interface.
       * <p>
       * Note: This method is intended to be called by the ImageProducer
       * of the Image whose pixels are being filtered.  Developers using