public void filter(int kind, float param) {
    loadPixels();

    switch (kind) {
      case BLUR:
        if (format == ALPHA)
          blurAlpha(param);
        else if (format == ARGB)
          blurARGB(param);
        else
          blurRGB(param);
        break;

      case GRAY:
        throw new RuntimeException("Use filter(GRAY) instead of " +
                                   "filter(GRAY, param)");

      case INVERT:
        throw new RuntimeException("Use filter(INVERT) instead of " +
                                   "filter(INVERT, param)");

      case OPAQUE:
        throw new RuntimeException("Use filter(OPAQUE) instead of " +
                                   "filter(OPAQUE, param)");

      case POSTERIZE:
        int levels = (int)param;
        if ((levels < 2) || (levels > 255)) {
          throw new RuntimeException("Levels must be between 2 and 255 for " +
                                     "filter(POSTERIZE, levels)");
        }
        int levels1 = levels - 1;
        for (int i = 0; i < pixels.length; i++) {
          int rlevel = (pixels[i] >> 16) & 0xff;
          int glevel = (pixels[i] >> 8) & 0xff;
          int blevel = pixels[i] & 0xff;
          rlevel = (((rlevel * levels) >> 8) * 255) / levels1;
          glevel = (((glevel * levels) >> 8) * 255) / levels1;
          blevel = (((blevel * levels) >> 8) * 255) / levels1;
          pixels[i] = ((0xff000000 & pixels[i]) |
                       (rlevel << 16) |
                       (glevel << 8) |
                       blevel);
        }
        break;

      case THRESHOLD:  // greater than or equal to the threshold
        int thresh = (int) (param * 255);
        for (int i = 0; i < pixels.length; i++) {
          int max = Math.max((pixels[i] & RED_MASK) >> 16,
                             Math.max((pixels[i] & GREEN_MASK) >> 8,
                                      (pixels[i] & BLUE_MASK)));
          pixels[i] = (pixels[i] & ALPHA_MASK) |
            ((max < thresh) ? 0x000000 : 0xffffff);
        }
        break;

        // [toxi20050728] added new filters
        case ERODE:
          throw new RuntimeException("Use filter(ERODE) instead of " +
                                     "filter(ERODE, param)");
        case DILATE:
          throw new RuntimeException("Use filter(DILATE) instead of " +
                                     "filter(DILATE, param)");
    }
    updatePixels();  // mark as modified
  }