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+//
+// $Id: TiledArea.java,v 1.1 2004/05/21 07:36:17 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.media.util;
+
+import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import javax.swing.JComponent;
+
+/**
+ * A component that can be inserted into a user interface to fill a
+ * particular area using a {@link BackgroundTiler}.
+ */
+public class TiledArea extends JComponent
+{
+    public TiledArea (BufferedImage imgsrc)
+    {
+        this(new BackgroundTiler(imgsrc));
+    }
+
+    public TiledArea (BackgroundTiler tiler)
+    {
+        _tiler = tiler;
+        setOpaque(true);
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited
+    public void paintComponent (Graphics g)
+    {
+        super.paintComponent(g);
+        _tiler.paint(g, 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited
+    public Dimension getPreferredSize ()
+    {
+        return new Dimension(_tiler.getNaturalWidth(),
+                             _tiler.getNaturalHeight());
+    }
+
+    protected BackgroundTiler _tiler;
+}