Thread: how do I undo an AlphaComposite?

In my code I have this:

g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC, alpha));

I'm using this to make a few elements of geometry half-transparent (or whatever alpha so happens to be at the time). When I'm done with the transparency, however, I'd like to go back to normal opaque drawing. But I don't know how to undo the AlphaComposite changes I made.

I tried this:

g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.CLEAR));

but that doesn't seem to work.

Any other suggestions?

If copeg's suggestion doesn't do the trick, I suggest you create another Graphics reference for the composited painting. Don't forget to release associated native resources with dispose()

Graphics2D gg = g2d.create(); // cast if necessary -- ! haven't looked at the API for some time
gg.setComposite(....);
:
:
gg.dispose();

db

That did the trick. Thanks both.