how do I undo an AlphaComposite?

In my code I have this:

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

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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:

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

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but that doesn't seem to work.

Any other suggestions?

Haven't worked with composites much so to me this seems like a logical shot in the dark, but try storing the previous Composite by calling getComposite, and use this to set it afterwords

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Composite c = g2d.getComposite();
//set the composite and do drawing
g2d.setComposite(c);//reset the composite

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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()

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

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db

That did the trick. Thanks both.