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How to do right packing of paintComponent in java?

1. Need set 1024*768 the size of paintComponent Area.
2. Need set drawing orientation of line on (0, 0, 1366,1024) but not a center.
I try to change the size in getPreferredSize() method but It's doesn't help me or doing another effect. I can't do this.
I try to change the size in getPreferredSize() method but It's doesn't help me or doing another effect.
I try to change
This is code which I can't change for my needs!
This is code which I can't change for my needs!
package j;
import java.awt.BasicStroke;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.geom.Path2D;
import javax.swing.JColorChooser;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
public class Letter {
LetterDraw letterDraw = new LetterDraw();
public Letter() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
JPanel letterDrawWrapper = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
letterDrawWrapper.add(letterDraw);
letterDrawWrapper.setSize(1024,760);
frame.add(createColorChooser(), BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setSize(111, 111);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
private JColorChooser createColorChooser() {
JColorChooser colorChooser = new JColorChooser();
colorChooser.getSelectionModel().addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
#Override
public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
letterDraw.setColor(colorChooser.getColor());
}
});
return colorChooser;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
new Letter();
}
});
}
}
class LetterDraw extends JPanel {
private Color color;
public void setColor(Color color) {
this.color = color;
repaint();
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics graphics) {
super.paintComponent(graphics);
Graphics2D g = (Graphics2D) graphics;
g.setColor(color);
g.setRenderingHint(
RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g.setStroke(new BasicStroke(3));
//g.setStroke(new BasicStroke(4, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL, 0));
g.setColor(color);
g.drawLine(11,11,1024,1024);
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(150, 150);
}
}```

Need set 1024*768 the size of paintComponent Area.
You should NOT be hard coding size values. You don't know what the resolution will be.
Also, The resolution of your screen is NOT the space available for painting. The frame has a title bar and border which takes away space for custom painting.
Painting code should be dynamic based on the space available to your panel, so the painting code would use methods like getWidth() and getHeight() to determine the painting area.
I try to change the size in getPreferredSize()
Yes that will work to give a suggestion for the preferred size. Then you just pack() the frame. Don't use setSize() on the frame.
//frame.setSize(111, 111);
That statement is overriding the size determined by the pack() method. Get rid of it.
g.drawLine(11,11,1024,1024);
Don't hard code values. The size of the panel will change as the frame is resized. For example to draw a diagonal line on the panel the code should be:
g.drawLine(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
Try manually resizing the frame to see how the size of the line changes.
Edit:
You didn't add your panel to the frame:
frame.add(letterDraw);

JFrame (Swing) update(graphics) error

I have a little game with little Rect, which are moving and I need to update the Graphics by doing this.update(MyGraphics) in my onUpdate method, which gets called every 50 millisekonds. But when I do this this.update(MyGraphics) all my buttons and textfields are glitched.
Does somebody have an idea how to fix it?

when I do this this.update(MyGraphics) all my buttons and textfields are glitched.
Don't invoke update(...) directly. That is not the way custom painting is done.
Instead when you do custom painting you override the paintComponent(...) method of the JPanel:
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
super.paintComponent(g);
// add your custom painting here
}
I have a little game with little Rect, which are moving
If you want animation then you should use a Swing Timer to schedule the animation. Then when the Timer fires you invoke a method on your custom class to change the location of the rectangle and then you invoke repaint(). This will cause the panel to be repainted.
Read the Swing Tutorial. There are sections on:
Performing Custom Painting
How to Use Swing Timers
to get your started with basic examples.

Here is one of the examples how to update JPanel by a timer.
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.Timer;
public class MainClass extends JPanel {
static JFrame frame = new JFrame("Oval Sample");
static MainClass panel = new MainClass(Color.CYAN);
static Color colors[] = {Color.RED, Color.BLUE, Color.GREEN, Color.YELLOW};
static Color color;
static int step = 0;
public MainClass(Color color) {
this.color = color;
}
final static Timer tiempo = new Timer(500, new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
// paintComponent();
System.out.println("Step: " + step++);
if (step % 2 == 0) {
color = Color.DARK_GRAY;
} else {
color = Color.BLUE;
}
panel.repaint();
}
});
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
int width = getWidth();
int height = getHeight();
g.setColor(color);
g.drawOval(0, 0, width, height);
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, 2));
panel = new MainClass(colors[2]);
frame.add(panel);
frame.setSize(300, 200);
frame.setVisible(true);
tiempo.start();
}
}

how to increase the size of the icons in the GUI and the size of the text using Java [duplicate]

I'd like to make a Java panel that creates objects where the user clicks. Since my actual application uses a MVC approach I'd like also for these objects to be able to repaint themselves when a model is changed, and provide menus to change their properties.
I think that the best way to control their x and y locations would be to take a canvas based approach whereby the JPanel calls a draw method on these objects from the paintComponent method. This however will only draw the shape on the canvas and does not add the object itself loosing all abilities to control object properties. I'd be very grateful if someone could tell me the best approach for what I want to do.
I've created some sample code which can be seen below. When clicked I'd like the circle to change colour, which is implemented using a MouseListener (it basically represents changing the models properties in this small example). Also I'd just like to make sure that zooming in/out still works with any sample code/advice can provide so I've added buttons to zoom the objects in and out as a quick test.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D;
public class Main {
public static void main(String args[]) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
ExamplePanel panel = new ExamplePanel();
frame.add(panel);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
//I could not get this to with when it extended JLayeredPane
private static class ExamplePanel extends JPanel {
private static final int maxX = 500;
private static final int maxY = 500;
private static double zoom = 1;
private static final Circle circle = new Circle(100, 100);
public ExamplePanel() {
this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(maxX, maxY));
this.setFocusable(true);
Button zoomIn = new Button("Zoom In");
zoomIn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
zoom += 0.1;
repaint();
}
});
add(zoomIn);
Button zoomOut = new Button("Zoom Out");
zoomOut.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
zoom -= 0.1;
repaint();
}
});
add(zoomOut);
// add(circle); // Comment back in if using JLayeredPane
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
g2.scale(zoom, zoom);
super.paintComponent(g);
circle.paint(g); // Comment out if using JLayeredPane
}
}
static class Circle extends JPanel {
private Color color = Color.RED;
private final int x;
private final int y;
private static final int DIMENSION = 100;
public Circle(int x, int y) {
// setBounds(x, y, DIMENSION, DIMENSION);
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
color = Color.BLUE;
}
#Override
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
}
});
}
public void paint(Graphics g) {
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2.setPaint(color);
g2.fillOval(x, y, DIMENSION, DIMENSION);
}
// I had some trouble getting this to work with JLayeredPane even when setting the bounds
// In the constructor
// #Override
// public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
// Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
// g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
// g2.setPaint(color);
// g2.fillOval(x, y, DIMENSION, DIMENSION);
// }
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize(){
return new Dimension(DIMENSION, DIMENSION);
}
}
}
As an aside I did try using a JLayeredPane(useful because I'd also like to layer my objects) but could not get my objects to even render. I know it has no default layout manager so tried calling setBounds in the circle in the constructor, but sadly it did not work. I know it's better to use a layout manager but can't seem to find one suitable for my needs!
Thanks in advance.

Don't override paint components, use paintComponent and don't forget to call super.paintComponent
A component already has a concept of "location", so when painting, the top left position of your component is actually 0x0
What you are doing is actually painting beyond the boundaries of you component
For example, if you place your Circle at 100x100 and then did...
g2.fillOval(x, y, DIMENSION, DIMENSION);
You would actually start painting at 200x200 (100 for the actual location of the component and 100 for you additional positioning).
Instead use
g2.fillOval(x, y, DIMENSION, DIMENSION);
And go back and try using JLayeredPane.
You could actually write your own layout manager that takes the location of the component and it's preferred size and updates the components bounds and then apply this to a JLayeredPane. This gives you the "benefits" of an absolute layout, but keeps you within how Swing works to update its components when things change.
You should also be careful with doing anything like...
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
The Graphics context is a shared resource. That means, anything you apply to, will still be in effect when the next component is painted. This may produce some strange results.
Instead try using...
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g.create();
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
//...
g2.dispose();
Updated
For zooming I would take a closer look at JXLayer (or JLayer in Java 7)
The JXLayer (and excellent PBar extensions) have gone quite on the net, so you can grab a copy from here
(I tried finding a better example, but this is the best I could do with the limited time I have available)
Updated with working zooming example
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JSlider;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
import org.jdesktop.jxlayer.JXLayer;
import org.pbjar.jxlayer.demo.TransformUtils;
import org.pbjar.jxlayer.plaf.ext.transform.DefaultTransformModel;
public class TestJLayerZoom {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new TestJLayerZoom();
}
public TestJLayerZoom() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private JXLayer<JComponent> layer;
private DefaultTransformModel transformModel;
private JPanel content;
public TestPane() {
content = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
gbc.gridy = 0;
JLabel label = new JLabel("Hello");
JTextField field = new JTextField("World", 20);
content.add(label, gbc);
content.add(field, gbc);
gbc.gridy++;
gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
final JSlider slider = new JSlider(50, 200);
slider.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
#Override
public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
int value = slider.getValue();
double scale = value / 100d;
transformModel.setScale(scale);
}
});
content.add(slider, gbc);
transformModel = new DefaultTransformModel();
transformModel.setScaleToPreferredSize(true);
Map<RenderingHints.Key, Object> hints = new HashMap<>();
//hints.put(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
//hints.put(RenderingHints.KEY_DITHERING, RenderingHints.VALUE_DITHER_ENABLE);
//hints.put(RenderingHints.KEY_RENDERING, RenderingHints.VALUE_RENDER_QUALITY);
layer = TransformUtils.createTransformJXLayer(content, transformModel, hints);
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
add(layer);
}
}
}
I've left the rendering hints in to demonstrate their use, but I found that they screwed with the positing of the cursor within the text field, but you might like to have a play

I'd just like to add that I fixed the zooming issue not in the way suggested by the answer, but just by keeping the line that applied a scaled transform call in the ExamplePanel paintComponent method:
g2.scale(zoom, zoom);
I thought that this was the nicest implementation since none of the components require any knowledge about zooming and it seemed far simpler than JLayer since I only required basic zooming functionalities.

How to prevent the JPanel from being updated?

I'm creating a sort of paint application. The user can move a circle in a JPanel by pressing/dragging the mouse.
I have a JCheckBoxMenuItem in one of my JMenus:
JCheckBoxMenuItem checkitem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Draw mode",false);
When it is not activated, the circle can only be moved (by dragging/pressing) and the previous circle will be erased.
When it is activated, the circle can only be moved, but the previous circle will not be erased when dragging/pressing the mouse ( This works the same way as a paint program )
Shortened version of my code:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class GUI extends JFrame implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener, ActionListener, ItemListener
{
JPanel mainPan, colorPan;
Color color = Color.BLACK;
JCheckBoxMenuItem checkitem;
boolean clear = true;
public GUI(String header)
{
maker();
mainPan.addMouseListener(this);
mainPan.addMouseMotionListener(this);
add(mainPan , BorderLayout.CENTER);
add(colorPan, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
}
public void maker()
{
colorPan = new JPanel();
colorPan.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 0));
mainPan = new JPanel(){
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
//g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
//g.fillRect(0,0,getWidth(),getHeight());
if(clear)
super.paintComponent(g); //Do the same thing as above(Clear JPanel)
g.setColor(color);
g.fillOval(x,y,50,50); //x and y are integer variables that I use in my full program
}
};
checkitem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Draw mode",false);
//After adding this to a JMenu,
checkitem.addItemListener(this);
}
public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)
{
if(e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED)
{
clear = false;
}
else
{
clear = true;
}
}
}
The below screenshot shows the output of my full program:
colorPan is the JPanel full of JButtons of different colors. The top of it is mainPan.
Right now, the "Draw mode" doesn't work as expected. I had always thought that super.paintComponent(g); was the one that clears/resets the screen when repaint() is called. But I removed that and was quite surprised to see the program behave the same way.
Basically, my problem is here:
if(clear)
super.paintComponent(g);
I need to prevent everything from being cleared when repaint() is called. How do I achieve what I want?

It is not in this code where changes should be made. And it is not paint method which should be changed. Paint paints whenever is required either by your or by system. When window is resized or moved or partially covered - it uses paint to paint picture again.
What you should really do is to stop updating coordinates for your painted oval. It could be done in mouse listener or in coordinates setter or, better, in control part which manages these coordinates. Your checkbox should control ability to change your model. It should not control painting.
There is commonly used pattern Model-View-Controller - look at it. Maybe it could look like overkill for such small application but even Swing itself is built on this pattern so you already follow it. Issues rise when you try to break it. So - don't.

You can't "prevent the JPanel from being updated;" paintComponent() will be called asynchronously, as required by the system. Instead, condition attributes of your view class in a way that allows your implementation of paintComponent() to render everything whenever it is called.
In the example below, the foreground color is changed with each mouse click and paintComponent() uses the revised setting. In the more elaborate example cited here, ClearAction clears the List<Node> and List<Edge> that define the graph's model. Absent a call to super.paintComponent(g), otherwise required for an opaque component, a call to fillRect() in paintComponent() cleans up any leftover selection artifacts.
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
nodes.clear();
edges.clear();
repaint();
}
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionAdapter;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
/** #see https://stackoverflow.com/a/5312702/230513 */
public class MouseDragTest extends JPanel {
private static final String TITLE = "Drag me!";
private static final Random r = new Random();
private static final int W = 640;
private static final int H = 480;
private Point textPt = new Point(W / 2, H / 2);
private Point mousePt;
private Color color = Color.black;
public MouseDragTest() {
this.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.ITALIC + Font.BOLD, 32));
this.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
mousePt = e.getPoint();
setColor(Color.getHSBColor(r.nextFloat(), 1, 1));
repaint();
}
});
this.addMouseMotionListener(new MouseMotionAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
int dx = e.getX() - mousePt.x;
int dy = e.getY() - mousePt.y;
textPt.setLocation(textPt.x + dx, textPt.y + dy);
mousePt = e.getPoint();
repaint();
}
});
}
public void setColor(Color color) {
this.color = color;
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(W, H);
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
g.setColor(color);
int w2 = g.getFontMetrics().stringWidth(TITLE) / 2;
g.drawString(TITLE, textPt.x - w2, textPt.y);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame f = new JFrame(TITLE);
f.add(new MouseDragTest());
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.pack();
f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
f.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
}

Java Repaint - JComponet needs to repaint the class when the repaint() is called from another class

I am still trying to get a repaint() method to work in a separate class with a class that extends the JComponent. I have placed a couple of post on here and so far I haven't been able to get the code to work. I have gotten some good advice. I am placing below what I have so far.
Main Class 1:
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
public class DDHGenericFrame extends JFrame {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
DDHGenericPanel d = new DDHGenericPanel(); /*User defined class that is above*/
public DDHGenericFrame() {
initUI();
}
public final void initUI() {
add(d);//Adds the panel to the JFrame
setSize(650,350);
setTitle("Lines");
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
DDHGenericFrame ex = new DDHGenericFrame();
ex.setVisible(true);
}
}
Class 2:
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.Shape;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
class DDHGenericPanel extends JPanel {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
public JButton aButton1;
public JButton aButton2;
public TestPane tPane = new TestPane();
DDHGenericPanel(){
System.out.println("DDH Generic JPanel");
aButton1 = new JButton();
aButton1.setText("Button 1");
aButton1.addActionListener(new myButtonActionListener1());
add(aButton1);
aButton2 = new JButton();
aButton2.setText("Button 2");
aButton2.addActionListener(new myButtonActionListener2());
add(aButton2);
System.out.println("Before the setDraw!!!");
tPane.setDraw();
System.out.println("After the setDraw!!!");
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
System.out.println("paintComponent of DDHGenericPanel.java");
}
}
class myButtonActionListener1 implements ActionListener {
public TestPane tPane = new TestPane();
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
System.out.println("Button 1 -- Before the setDraw!!!");
tPane.setDraw();
System.out.println("Button 1 -- After the setDraw!!!");
}
}
class myButtonActionListener2 implements ActionListener {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
System.out.println("Button1 clicked 2");
}
}
Class 3: (I had this one embedded in the same files as the class above -- it will be separate when I have the finished code)
/**
* This class will draw a cricle with the repaint method
* #author DDH
*/
class TestPane extends JComponent {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private static final int LINE_THICKNESS = 4;
private static final int LINE_GAP = 10;
private Color lineColor = Color.red;
/**
* This method will draw the circle with coordinated (0,0)
* #param none
* #return none
*/
public void setDraw() {
repaint();//This should call the paintComponent() that is below and paint a circe but it does not for some reason.
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
int radius = 10;
BufferedImage buffer = new BufferedImage(radius, radius, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
Graphics2D g2d = buffer.createGraphics();
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2d.setRenderingHint (RenderingHints.KEY_INTERPOLATION,RenderingHints.VALUE_INTERPOLATION_BILINEAR);
Ellipse2D circle = new Ellipse2D.Float(0, 0, radius,radius);
Shape clip = g2d.getClip();
g2d.setClip(circle);
AffineTransform at = g2d.getTransform();
g2d.setTransform(AffineTransform.getRotateInstance(
Math.toRadians(45),
radius / 2, radius / 2));
int gap = LINE_GAP;
g2d.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2d.fill(circle);
g2d.setColor(lineColor);
//g2d.setStroke(new BasicStroke(LINE_THICKNESS));
for (int index = 0; index < 10; index++) {
int x1 = index*gap-(LINE_THICKNESS/2);
int y1 = 0;
int x2 = index*gap+(LINE_THICKNESS/2);
int y2 = radius;
int width = x2 - x1;
int height = y2 - y1;
g2d.fillRect(x1, y1, width, height);
//g2d.drawLine(index * gap, 0, index * gap, getRadius());
}
g2d.setTransform(at);
g2d.setClip(clip);
g2d.dispose();
g.drawImage(buffer, 0, 0, this);
}
}
Frome what I have read and what people have posted this should work. Is there a way to force it to paint right away. Repaint() sometimes has a little bit of a delay. I want to use this as the start of a game and I have to be able to create an ArrayList of Circles and then repaint them immediately.
Currently this will only draw one circle in the top (0,0) coordinates.
Doug Deines Hauf

Is there a way to force it to paint right away.
It will paint right away as soon as the GUI is visible. There is nothing special that you need to do. There is no need for a setDraw() method. All components will automatically be painted when the GUI is displayed.
System.out.println("Before the setDraw!!!");
tPane.setDraw();
System.out.println("After the setDraw!!!");
That code does nothing. The GUI isn't visible yet so there is nothing to paint. There is no reason for you do invoke a repaint unless you actually change a property of a component on a visible GUI.
public void setDraw() {
repaint();
}
There is no reason to create a method that simply does a repaint(), get rid of this method. That is NOT what I suggested in your last posting. I said you create a method to change a property that will affect the outcome of the painting of the component.
I gave you an example, like when you use setForeground(), the method changes the Color of the text to be painted, so repaint() is automatically invoked when the color is changed.
Get rid of all the complex painting code in your paint component and then try to do a simple
graphics.drawString();
Don't be playing with rotations and clips (even I have problem with these concepts and if not done correctly you may not get anything painted) until you get something basic working. Then once you get that working you do something more complicated, one step at a time until you understand the basics. Don't write a complex program until you get something simple working.
Also, I don't know why you are attempting to draw from a buffered image. Just draw using the Graphics object that is passed into the paintComponent() method. There is no need to use a BufferedImage, Swing is already double buffered so you are just complicating your code.
Have you read the Custom Painting tutorial yet? It contains a working example.
Edit:
Having said all the above you still have two fundamental problems:
you don't add the component to the panel
the component doesn't have a preferred size so there is nothing to paint. You need to override the getPreferredSize() method to return a reasonable size for the component that you want to paint.
Even these two fixes don't solve the problem of your complex painting, but at least now I can get a simple drawstring(...) to work.