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| Chapter 2 Simple Graphics |

## 2.4 Shape

The new `Shape` interface defines a single method; it requires a geometric object to be able to report its bounding box. Currently, the `Rectangle` and `Polygon` classes implement `Shape`; one would expect other geometric classes to implement `Shape` in the future. Although `Component` has the single method defined by the `Shape` interface, it does not implement the interface.

### Shape Method

public abstract Rectangle getBounds()

  The `getBounds()` method returns the shape's bounding `Rectangle`. Once you have the bounding area, you can use methods like `Graphics.copyArea()` to copy the shape.

Dimension |  | Rectangle