Got stuck using the BufferedImage getRGB(x,y) method

[Manticure]

I want to get the R, G and B components as integers (0-255). I use this:

Rectangle area = new Rectangle(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize());
BufferedImage bufferedImage = r.createScreenCapture(area);
int pixel = bufferedImage.getRGB(x,y);
 

But it returns some crazy 1 value of -65536 or something like that. How do I convert it to three individual integers R,G and B?

[JosAH]

I want to get the R, G and B components as integers (0-255). I use this:

Rectangle area = new Rectangle(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize());
BufferedImage bufferedImage = r.createScreenCapture(area);
int pixel = bufferedImage.getRGB(x,y);
 

But it returns some crazy 1 value of -65536 or something like that. How do I convert it to three individual integers R,G and B?

That 'crazy' value represents the colour of the pixel as four bytes: alpha, red,
green and blue; the alpha factor is the transparency of the colour. You can
fiddle with the bytes in the int yourself to get the individual colour components
but you can also let the Color class do the work. You can instantiate a new
Color object given that int value. The Color object has applicable methods you
can use: getAlpha(), getRed(), getGreen() and getBlue().

kind regards,

Jos