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How do you rotate a circle about a point in JPanel?

I am trying to rotate a circle around a separate point in a program. right now I can get the circle to rotate but it slowly starts getting closer and closer to the point it's rotating from. I am trying to do this using JPanel and implementing it as a rectangle.
package WoffindenZone;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.lang.Math;
public class Protector extends Rectangle{
double Velocity;
int speed = 3;
Protector(int x, int y, int PROTECTOR_DIAMETER){
super(x,y,PROTECTOR_DIAMETER,PROTECTOR_DIAMETER);
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e){
if(e.getKeyCode()==KeyEvent.VK_A) {
setDirection(speed);
move();
}
if(e.getKeyCode()==KeyEvent.VK_D) {
setDirection(speed);
move();
}
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e){
if(e.getKeyCode()==KeyEvent.VK_A) {
setDirection(0);
move();
}
if(e.getKeyCode()==KeyEvent.VK_D) {
setDirection(0);
move();
}
}
public void setDirection(int Direction){
Velocity = Direction*Math.PI/180;
}
public void move(){
x = (int)Math.round(500 + Math.cos(Velocity) * (x-500) - Math.sin(Velocity) * (y-((1000*0.5555)/2)));
y = (int)Math.round(((1000*0.5555)/2) + Math.sin(Velocity) * (x-500) + Math.cos(Velocity) * (y-((1000*0.5555)/2)));
System.out.println(x);
System.out.println(y);
}
public void draw(Graphics g){
g.setColor(Color.blue);
g.fillOval(x,y,width,height);
}

Use a rotation instance of an AffineTransform. See getRotateInstance(theta,anchorx,anchory) for details.
Returns a transform that rotates coordinates around an anchor point. This operation is equivalent to translating the coordinates so that the anchor point is at the origin (S1), then rotating them about the new origin (S2), and finally translating so that the intermediate origin is restored to the coordinates of the original anchor point (S3).

How do you rotate a circle about a point in JPanel?
Here's how I rotate a circle about a point in a JPanel.
I don't know how to make an animated GIF. Just imagine the blue circle rotating clockwise around the center of the drawing JPanel.
So, let's start at the beginning. Basically, I have a circle rotating on the circumference of another circle. So, I create a Circle model class from plain Java.
public class Circle {
private final int radius;
private final Color color;
private Point center;
public Circle(int radius, Color color) {
this.radius = radius;
this.color = color;
}
public Point calculateCircumferencePoint(int theta) {
double radians = Math.toRadians(theta);
int x = center.x + (int) Math.round(Math.cos(radians) * radius);
int y = center.y + (int) Math.round(Math.sin(radians) * radius);
return new Point(x, y);
}
public void setCenter(int x, int y) {
this.center = new Point(x, y);
}
public void setCenter(Point center) {
this.center = center;
}
public int getRadius() {
return radius;
}
public Color getColor() {
return color;
}
public Point getCenter() {
return center;
}
}
The class consists of basic getters and setters. I make the radius and color final because they don't change value in this Java application.
The calculateCircumferencePoint method is the only interesting method. It takes an int angle in degrees, and calculates the point on the circumference represented by that angle, rounded to the nearest X and Y integer points.
Next, we create two Circle instances, an inner circle and an outer circle. Here's the class constructor setting the preferred size of the drawing area, the inner circle, and the outer circle. We start the outer circle at zero degrees (to the right);
private Circle innerCircle;
private Circle outerCircle;
private Dimension drawingPanelSize;
public RotateCircle() {
this.drawingPanelSize = new Dimension(400, 400);
int innerCircleRadius = drawingPanelSize.width / 4;
int centerX = drawingPanelSize.width / 2;
int centerY = drawingPanelSize.height / 2;
int outerCircleRadius = drawingPanelSize.width / 10;
this.innerCircle = new Circle(innerCircleRadius, null);
this.innerCircle.setCenter(centerX, centerY);
this.outerCircle = new Circle(outerCircleRadius, Color.BLUE);
Point point = innerCircle.calculateCircumferencePoint(0);
this.outerCircle.setCenter(point);
}
Now, we can start coding the GUI. First, we start the Java application by calling the SwingUtilities invokeLater method. This method ensures that we create and execute the Swing components on the Event Dispatch Thread.
Next, we define the JFrame. Here's the code we have so far.
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new RotateCircle());
}
private Animation animation;
private Circle innerCircle;
private Circle outerCircle;
private DrawingPanel drawingPanel;
private Dimension drawingPanelSize;
public RotateCircle() {
this.drawingPanelSize = new Dimension(400, 400);
int innerCircleRadius = drawingPanelSize.width / 4;
int centerX = drawingPanelSize.width / 2;
int centerY = drawingPanelSize.height / 2;
int outerCircleRadius = drawingPanelSize.width / 10;
this.innerCircle = new Circle(innerCircleRadius, null);
this.innerCircle.setCenter(centerX, centerY);
this.outerCircle = new Circle(outerCircleRadius, Color.BLUE);
Point point = innerCircle.calculateCircumferencePoint(0);
this.outerCircle.setCenter(point);
}
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Rotate Circle");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
drawingPanel = new DrawingPanel(drawingPanelSize,
outerCircle);
frame.add(drawingPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationByPlatform(true);
frame.setVisible(true);
animation = new Animation(0);
new Thread(animation).start();
}
The JFrame methods must be called in a certain order. This is the order I use for most of my SWwing applications.
I pack the JFrame. I don't set a JFrame size. I let the Swing layout managers set the size of my JFrame. The default layout of a JFrame content pane is a BorderLayout. I put my drawing JPanel in the center of the BorderLayout.
Next, I create the drawing JPanel.
public class DrawingPanel extends JPanel {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private Circle circle;
public DrawingPanel(Dimension size, Circle circle) {
this.circle = circle;
this.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
this.setPreferredSize(size);
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
g2d.setRenderingHint(
RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
Point center = circle.getCenter();
int radius = circle.getRadius();
int diameter = radius + radius;
g2d.setColor(circle.getColor());
g2d.fillOval(center.x - radius, center.y - radius,
diameter, diameter);
}
}
All the drawing JPanel does is paint a Circle object. Pretty straightforward.
The fillOval method paints an oval from the upper left hand corner. We calculate the upper left hand point from the center point.
The responsibility for calculating and updating the outer circle center point falls to my controller class, the Animation class. I use a simple loop to update the theta angle, calculate the new outer circle center point, paint the outer circle, and wait a period of time.
Here's that code.
public class Animation implements Runnable {
private int theta;
public Animation(int theta) {
this.theta = theta;
}
#Override
public void run() {
while (true) {
theta++;
theta = (theta >= 360) ? 0 : theta;
Point center = innerCircle.calculateCircumferencePoint(theta);
outerCircle.setCenter(center);
repaint();
sleep(30L);
}
}
private void repaint() {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
drawingPanel.repaint();
}
});
}
private void sleep(long duration) {
try {
Thread.sleep(duration);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
The Animation repaint method makes the call to the drawing JPanel repaint method inside another SwingUtilities invokeLater method. This method ensures that the drawing happens on the Event Dispatch Thread.
Finally, here's the complete, runnable, example. I used inner classes so I could post the code as one block, and you can copy and run this code as one block. Generally, classes should be in separate files and for a more complex GUI, separate packages.
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class RotateCircle implements Runnable {
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new RotateCircle());
}
private Animation animation;
private Circle innerCircle;
private Circle outerCircle;
private DrawingPanel drawingPanel;
private Dimension drawingPanelSize;
public RotateCircle() {
this.drawingPanelSize = new Dimension(400, 400);
int innerCircleRadius = drawingPanelSize.width / 4;
int centerX = drawingPanelSize.width / 2;
int centerY = drawingPanelSize.height / 2;
int outerCircleRadius = drawingPanelSize.width / 10;
this.innerCircle = new Circle(innerCircleRadius, null);
this.innerCircle.setCenter(centerX, centerY);
this.outerCircle = new Circle(outerCircleRadius, Color.BLUE);
Point point = innerCircle.calculateCircumferencePoint(0);
this.outerCircle.setCenter(point);
}
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Rotate Circle");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
drawingPanel = new DrawingPanel(drawingPanelSize,
outerCircle);
frame.add(drawingPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationByPlatform(true);
frame.setVisible(true);
animation = new Animation(0);
new Thread(animation).start();
}
public class DrawingPanel extends JPanel {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private Circle circle;
public DrawingPanel(Dimension size, Circle circle) {
this.circle = circle;
this.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
this.setPreferredSize(size);
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
g2d.setRenderingHint(
RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
Point center = circle.getCenter();
int radius = circle.getRadius();
int diameter = radius + radius;
g2d.setColor(circle.getColor());
g2d.fillOval(center.x - radius, center.y - radius,
diameter, diameter);
}
}
public class Animation implements Runnable {
private int theta;
public Animation(int theta) {
this.theta = theta;
}
#Override
public void run() {
while (true) {
theta++;
theta = (theta >= 360) ? 0 : theta;
Point center = innerCircle.calculateCircumferencePoint(theta);
outerCircle.setCenter(center);
repaint();
sleep(30L);
}
}
private void repaint() {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
drawingPanel.repaint();
}
});
}
private void sleep(long duration) {
try {
Thread.sleep(duration);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
public class Circle {
private final int radius;
private final Color color;
private Point center;
public Circle(int radius, Color color) {
this.radius = radius;
this.color = color;
}
public Point calculateCircumferencePoint(int theta) {
double radians = Math.toRadians(theta);
int x = center.x + (int) Math.round(Math.cos(radians) * radius);
int y = center.y + (int) Math.round(Math.sin(radians) * radius);
return new Point(x, y);
}
public void setCenter(int x, int y) {
this.center = new Point(x, y);
}
public void setCenter(Point center) {
this.center = center;
}
public int getRadius() {
return radius;
}
public Color getColor() {
return color;
}
public Point getCenter() {
return center;
}
}
}

How to multithread with paintComponent()?

I created an app that contains a square that bounces every time it touches an edge of the frame.I don't have issues lunching the app,the problem is that i don't know how to create various threads in order to have multiples squares inside the frame.
I tried multiple things but i can't figure out where i should create the threads.
I also noticed that the square is visible only when i add it directly inside the frame and not when i put it inside a JPanel.
Square.java
public class Square extends JComponent implements ActionListener {
int width = 20;
int height = 20;
double y = Math.random() * 360;
double x = Math.random() * 360;
boolean xMax = false;
boolean yMax = false;
boolean xMin = true;
boolean yMin = true;
Rectangle2D.Double square = new Rectangle2D.Double(x, y, width, height);
public Square() {
Timer t = new Timer(2, this);
t.start();
}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
super.paintComponent(g);
g2.setColor(Color.BLUE);
g2.fill(square);
x_y_rules();
}
public void x_y_rules() {
if (xMax == true) {
x = x - 0.5;
if (x <= 0) {
xMax = false;
}
} else {
x = x + 0.5;
if (x >= this.getWidth()) {
xMax = true;
}
}
if (yMax == true) {
y = y - 0.5;
if (y <= 0) {
yMax = false;
}
} else {
y = y + 0.5;
if (y >= this.getHeight()) {
yMax = true;
}
}
square.setFrame(x, y, width, height);
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
repaint();
}
}
App.java
public class App extends JFrame {
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame jf = new JFrame();
Square sqr = new Square();
jf.setSize(400, 400);
jf.setVisible(true);
jf.add(sqr);
jf.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
jf.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
}
}
Is it normal that despite i put a time of 2 inside the Timer,the square moves very slowly?

Issues:
you've got program logic, the x_y_rules() method call, inside of the paintComponent method. Get it out as it does not belong there, and instead put it into the Timer's ActionListener code where it belongs.
you can give each Square its own Swing Timer if you want. This isn't really a threading issue since each Timer's ActionListener will run on the EDT.
Two milliseconds is an unrealistic time slice to expect to use in a Swing Timer and no timer will run that fast. 11 to 13 is about the fastest to expect or hope for.
if you want your sprite to move faster, give it a greater value for delta-x and delta-y in your movement code.
Your JComponent has no preferred size defined which is likely why it's not showing up in the JPanel, since the default FlowLayout will size it then to [0, 0]. Override its getPreferredSize() and have it return a reasonable Dimension value.
you're calling setVisible(true) on your JFrame before adding all components, a no-no.
Ok,i put a getPrefferedSize() inside the square class but i've encountered a problem: the squares are not "together",it's like they're bouncing on separate panels
Then your program structure is broken. You really don't want create separate Swing components, and in fact your Square class shouldn't extend JComponent or JPanel. Rather
Square should be a logical class, one that extends from nothing (other than default Object).
Give it a drawing method, say public void draw(Graphics g) {....}
Create one class that extends JPanel, say called DrawingPanel, and override its paintComponent method.
Give the DrawingPanel class an ArrayList<Square> so that it can hold multiple Square objects.
Give the DrawingPanel class a Swing Timer
In the DrawingPanel class's Timer, have it update the position of all the Squares in the ArrayList, and then call repaint()
In the paintComponent method, iterate through all the Squares in the list, using a for loop, and call each one's draw method.
For example:
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.*;
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class DrawingPanel extends JPanel {
private static final int PREF_W = 600;
private static final int PREF_H = PREF_W;
private static final int TIMER_DELAY = 20;
private static final Color[] SQUARE_COLOR = { Color.BLUE, Color.CYAN, Color.DARK_GRAY,
Color.BLACK, Color.GRAY, Color.GREEN, Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Color.MAGENTA, Color.ORANGE,
Color.PINK, Color.RED, Color.YELLOW };
List<Square> squareList = new ArrayList<>();
public DrawingPanel() {
// create a bunch of squares
for (int i = 0; i < SQUARE_COLOR.length; i++) {
squareList.add(new Square(SQUARE_COLOR[i], PREF_W, PREF_H));
}
setBackground(Color.WHITE);
// create and start the timer
new Timer(TIMER_DELAY, new TimerListener()).start();
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
// simply draw all the squares in the list
for (Square square : squareList) {
square.draw(g);
}
}
// set size of JPanel
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
if (isPreferredSizeSet()) {
return super.getPreferredSize();
}
return new Dimension(PREF_W, PREF_H);
}
private class TimerListener implements ActionListener {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
// simply iterate through list and move all squares
for (Square square : squareList) {
square.move();
}
repaint(); // then repaint the GUI
}
}
private static void createAndShowGui() {
DrawingPanel mainPanel = new DrawingPanel();
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Drawing Panel");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(mainPanel);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> createAndShowGui());
}
}
// this class does *not* extend JPanel or JComponent
class Square {
public static final int WIDTH = 20;
// location of Square
private double sqrX;
private double sqrY;
// X and Y speed
private double deltaX;
private double deltaY;
// width and height of DrawingPanel JPanel
private int dpWidth;
private int dpHeight;
// image to draw
private Image image;
public Square(Color color, int dpWidth, int dpHeight) {
this.dpWidth = dpWidth;
this.dpHeight = dpHeight;
// create square at random location with random speed
sqrX = Math.random() * (dpWidth - WIDTH);
sqrY = Math.random() * (dpHeight - WIDTH);
deltaX = Math.random() * 10 - 5;
deltaY = Math.random() * 10 - 5;
// one way to draw it is to create an image and draw it
image = new BufferedImage(WIDTH, WIDTH, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
Graphics g = image.getGraphics();
g.setColor(color);
g.fillRect(0, 0, WIDTH, WIDTH);
g.dispose();
}
public void move() {
// check that we're not hitting boundaries
if (sqrX + deltaX < 0) {
deltaX = Math.abs(deltaX);
}
if (sqrX + deltaX + WIDTH >= dpWidth) {
deltaX = -Math.abs(deltaX);
}
sqrX += deltaX;
// check that we're not hitting boundaries
if (sqrY + deltaY < 0) {
deltaY = Math.abs(deltaY);
}
if (sqrY + deltaY + WIDTH >= dpHeight) {
deltaY = -Math.abs(deltaY);
}
sqrY += deltaY;
}
public void draw(Graphics g) {
int x = (int) sqrX;
int y = (int) sqrY;
g.drawImage(image, x, y, null);
}
}

Multiple paint() methods in Java applet?

So I am trying to generate random rectangles that the player must avoid. My collision method was working with a single, randomly generated rectangle. I want to draw 10 or so of these and then I will add a finish line and a timer.
Right now, I understand my problem, but I am not sure how to fix it. The ball/player's movement is executed by changing the x or y coordinates by 10 and then repainting the circle. I currently have the rectangles in the same paint method, so each time the player moves the rectangles are regenerated. I would like them to stay in the same place after the initial random generation. I don't really know how to do this though...
Also, if I can get the rectangles to stay in the same place, will my collision method still work with multiple rectangles? or would I need to revise that as well?
I am just going to post the whole program's code because I'm not sure which parts will need to be revised.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.Shape;
import javafx.scene.shape.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.Random;
import java.awt.geom.Area;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import java.applet.Applet;
public class Main extends Applet
implements ActionListener{
boolean end = false;
private Rectangle rectangle;
//creates buttons to move player
private Button run = new Button("Run");
private Button jump = new Button("Jump");
private Button fall = new Button("Fall");
//creates player and obstacles
private Circle player = new Circle(110,110,20);
private makeRect block = new makeRect(150, 120, 30, 10);
//initiates the buttons with actionListener
public void init(){
add(run);
add(jump);
add(fall);
run.addActionListener(this);
jump.addActionListener(this);
fall.addActionListener(this);
}
//draws the player and blocks on the screen
public void paint(Graphics g){
for(int numBlocks = 0; numBlocks<11; numBlocks++){
block.draw(g);}
player.draw(g);
}
//if methods to be control movement
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
if(e.getSource() instanceof Button){
if(e.getSource() == run)
player.horiz(10);
else if (e.getSource()== jump){
player.vert(-10);
}
else if (e.getSource()== fall){
player.down(10);
}
repaint();
collision();
}
}
public void collision(){
if(player.getBounds().intersects(block.getBounds())){
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Game Over", "Game Over", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
System.exit(ABORT);
end = true;
}
}
class Circle{
private final Color theColor = Color.BLUE;
private int radius;
private int x,y;
public Circle(){
x = 110; y = 110;
radius = 20;
}
public Circle(int x0, int y0, int rad){
x = x0; y = y0; radius = rad;
}
public void draw(Graphics g){
g.fillOval(x - radius, y-radius, 2*radius, 2*radius);
g.setColor(theColor);
}
public void horiz(int val){
for(int c = 0; c<val+1; c++){
x++;
repaint();}
}
public void vert(int val){
y += val;
}
public void down(int val){
y += val;
}
public Rectangle getBounds(){
return new Rectangle(x-radius, y-radius, 2*radius, 2*radius);
}
}
class makeRect{
private int Xmax = 250;
private int Xmin = 140;
private int Wmax = 50;
private int Hmax = 25;
private int Wmin = 10;
private int Hmin = 5;
Random rand = new Random();
private int randx;
private int randh;
private int x, y, width, height;
public makeRect(){
x = 150; y = 120;
width = 30; height = 10;
}
public makeRect(int x0, int y0, int w0, int h0){
x = x0; y = y0; width = w0; height = h0;
}
public void draw(Graphics g) {
int randx = rand.nextInt((Xmax-Xmin)+1)+Xmin;
int randh = rand.nextInt((Hmax-Hmin)+1)+Hmin;
int randw = rand.nextInt((Wmax-Wmin)+1)+Wmin;
g.drawRect(randx, 110+randh, randh, randw);
}
public Rectangle getBounds(){
return new Rectangle(randx, 110+randh, 30, 10);
}
}
}
Thanks!

For that you will need to construct 10 rects (consider using array) first upon initialization, with random postition for each. I mean, postition randomization occurs when the rects are constructed, not when it's drawn.
What you have there is a same rectangle drawn 10 times at different places each time the paint() gets called.

Filling polygon and moving it, but its leaving a trail

Alright, so I've been trying to move my polygon so it bounces around the screen. Right now it does so but leave a trail the entire way. I have a GUI class, extended by an Aquarium class, which fills the screen with the color blue, creates a "creature" object (from Creature class) and uses update to move it down the screen. When it updates however, a trail is left behind. I have tried many methods mentioned in similar cases on the site but nothing works. Can somebody please help me?
GUI class (that holds JPanel etc)
package artilife;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class AquariumGUI {
private GooPanel gooPanel;
private boolean loop = true;
protected int width, height;
private int frameTimeInMillis = 300;
private RenderingHints renderingHints = new RenderingHints(
RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
class GooPanel extends JPanel {
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
g2d.setRenderingHints(renderingHints);
draw(g2d);
}
}
public AquariumGUI() {
this(800, 500);
}
public AquariumGUI(int w, int h) {
width = w;
height = h;
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setSize(width, height);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
gooPanel = new GooPanel();
gooPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(w, h));
frame.getContentPane().add(gooPanel);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public void go() {
while (loop) {
gooPanel.repaint();
update();
try {
Thread.sleep(frameTimeInMillis);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
}
}
}
public void draw(Graphics2D g) {
}
public void update(){
}
public void setFrameTime(int millis){
frameTimeInMillis = millis;
}
}
Aquarium class that extended this and attempts to color the screen and place a Polygon creature on it:
package artilife;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Random;
public class MyAquarium extends AquariumGUI {
Creature tester;
public MyAquarium()
{
tester = new Creature();
}
public void draw(Graphics2D g) {
// Fill background
g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
tester.draw(g);
}
public void update(){
tester.move(width, height);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
MyAquarium aquarium = new MyAquarium();
aquarium.go();
}
}
And the creature that is being drawn, and holds the move method:
package artilife;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Creature
{
// Position and radius of the drop
private double x, y, r, Vx, Vy;
Polygon p = new Polygon();
int numSides;
public Creature() {
x = 800 / 2;
r = 10;
y = 50;
Vx = 10;
Vy = 3;
numSides = 3;
//creatureShape(numSides);
}
public void creatureShape (int sides)
{
if (sides <= 10){
for (int i = 0; i < sides; i++){
p.addPoint((int) (x + 50 * Math.cos((i) * 2 * Math.PI / sides)),
(int) (y + 50 * Math.sin((i) * 2 * Math.PI / sides)));
}
}
else{
for (int i = 0; i < 360; i++) {
double value = i / 360.0;
p.addPoint((int) (90 + 50 * value * Math.cos(8 * value * Math.PI)),
(int) (50 + 50 * value * Math.sin(8 * value * Math.PI)));
}
}
}
public void draw(Graphics2D g) {
creatureShape(numSides);
g.setColor(Color.BLUE);
g.fillPolygon(p);
}
public void move(int width, int height){
// Move the drop
x = x + Vx;
y = y +Vy;
if (y >= height){
Vy = -Vy;
y = height;
}
else if(y <= 0){
Vy = -Vy;
y = 0;
}
if(x >= width){
Vx = -Vx;
x = width;
}
if(x <= 0){
Vx = -Vx;
x = 0;
}
}
/*
public void attraction ()
{
if (
}*/
/*
public boolean check4Creatures ()
{
boolean isThere = false;
//if there is an another create object within a 60 point radius
isThere = true;
return isThere;
}*/
}

SOLUTION:
So fiddle for what feels like forever and it works now.
When drawing polygons in motion, some java functions store bits of information regarding the vertices. The best way to move them cleanly is to use translate() instead of manipulating the vertices directly (by updating x and y values) when updating the information, and then draw the fresh polygon.
Thank everyone for taking the time to look at my problem though!

You need to clear the screen between two drawing operations. You can either leave it to the framework, by calling the super.paintComponent() method, or you can do it your way, by filling the screen with something, like a g.fillRect() call.
The first method will actually make a call the the fillRect function, using the panel background color.

Adding a force based on mouse position

I want a point to move towards the mouse position. Currently the point just is the mouse location. But I want it so that the bigger the distance between mouse and center of the screen, the less force get´s added to the point. So if the mouse is enough distance away from the center, the point will just stop moving further outwards because it´s force away from the center is to small. The center should always be the point which is looked at. So no repositioning.
I am really stuck here because I am pretty young and I didn´t have had vector calculation in school (I think this is what you need here). I have no idea how to do what I am trying to archive. The only thing I tried was using the distance between center and mouse (Math.hypot(width / 2 - mouseX , height / 2 - mouseY)). But it didn´t work.
This is my minimal reproducible example:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class Example extends JPanel {
private static final int size = 500;
public Example() {
this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(size, size));
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
g2d.fillOval(getWidth() / 2 - 3, getHeight() / 2 - 3, 6, 6); // center
Point point = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation();
SwingUtilities.convertPointFromScreen(point, this);
// Do calculations with the point here
g2d.fillOval(point.x - 5, point.y - 5, 10, 10);
repaint();
}
private static void createFrame() {
JFrame f = new JFrame();
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.add(new Example());
f.pack();
f.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(Example::createFrame);
}
}
It would look like this:

You can declare an attraction ratio value, which will strech the circle to the center of the screen, based on its value.
You need also be able to know for each cursor position how far it is from the center in percentages.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class Example extends JPanel {
private static final int SIZE = 500;
private static final int CENTER_CIRCLE_RADIUS = 3;
private static final int CIRCLE_RADIUS = 5;
private static final double ATTRACTION_RATIO = 0.75;
public Example() {
this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(SIZE, SIZE));
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
final int xCenterPoint = getWidth() / 2;
final int yCenterPoint = getHeight() / 2;
g2d.fillOval(xCenterPoint - CENTER_CIRCLE_RADIUS, yCenterPoint - CENTER_CIRCLE_RADIUS,
CENTER_CIRCLE_RADIUS * 2, CENTER_CIRCLE_RADIUS * 2); // center
Point point = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation();
SwingUtilities.convertPointFromScreen(point, this);
final double xNearToCenter = 1 - ((double) (xCenterPoint - point.x) / xCenterPoint);
final double yNearToCenter = 1 - ((double) (yCenterPoint - point.y) / yCenterPoint);
g2d.fillOval((int) (xCenterPoint * (ATTRACTION_RATIO + xNearToCenter * (1 - ATTRACTION_RATIO))),
(int) (yCenterPoint * (ATTRACTION_RATIO + yNearToCenter * (1 - ATTRACTION_RATIO))),
CIRCLE_RADIUS * 2, CIRCLE_RADIUS * 2);
repaint();
}
private static void createFrame() {
JFrame f = new JFrame();
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
Example panel = new Example();
f.add(panel);
f.pack();
f.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(Example::createFrame);
}
}

I modified your code somewhat to create the following GUI.
The circle will follow your mouse around the drawing JPanel.
The first thing I did was create a Circle class. This class holds the center point, radius, and color of the circle. I use a Point2D class to hold the center point so I can move the circle in fractional pixel increments. This makes the animation smoother.
Next, I used your code to create a JFrame and a drawing JPanel. I like to separate the JFrame code from the JPanel code. It makes it easier for me to focus on one Swing component at a time.
The drawing JPanel draws the circle. Period. The controller classes are responsible for calculating the new position of the circle and calling the repaint method of the drawing JPanel.
I created a MouseMotionListener to listen for the mouse movement. This class keeps track of the mouse position.
I created a Swing Timer to animate the motion of the circle.
I used polar geometry to calculate the direction that the circle moves. The polar geometry is in the MoveListener class, the actionPerformed method. I use an arc-tangent to calculate the angle to the mouse position in radians, then take the cosine to get the X movement, and the sine to get the Y movement.
Here's the complete runnable code.
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.Timer;
public class MouseMoveExample implements Runnable {
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new MouseMoveExample());
}
private final int size = 500;
private Circle circle;
private DrawingPanel drawingPanel;
public MouseMoveExample() {
this.circle = new Circle(new Point(size / 2, size / 2), 12,
Color.BLACK);
}
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame f = new JFrame("Mouse Move Example");
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
this.drawingPanel = new DrawingPanel();
f.add(drawingPanel);
f.pack();
f.setLocationByPlatform(true);
f.setVisible(true);
}
public class DrawingPanel extends JPanel {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
public DrawingPanel() {
this.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(size, size));
this.addMouseMotionListener(new MoveListener());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
g2d.setColor(circle.getColor());
Point centerPoint = circle.getCenterPoint();
int radius = circle.getRadius();
int diameter = radius + radius;
g2d.fillOval(centerPoint.x - radius, centerPoint.y - radius,
diameter, diameter);
}
}
public class MoveListener extends MouseAdapter {
private MoveTimer moveTimer;
private Timer timer;
public MoveListener() {
this.moveTimer = new MoveTimer();
this.timer = new Timer(20, moveTimer);
this.timer.start();
}
#Override
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent event) {
moveTimer.setEventPoint(event.getPoint());
}
}
public class MoveTimer implements ActionListener {
private Point eventPoint;
public void setEventPoint(Point eventPoint) {
this.eventPoint = eventPoint;
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
Point centerPoint = circle.getCenterPoint();
if (eventPoint != null) {
double theta = Math.atan2(eventPoint.y - centerPoint.y,
eventPoint.x - centerPoint.x);
int increment = 1;
double x = Math.cos(theta) * increment;
double y = Math.sin(theta) * increment;
circle.incrementCenterPoint(x, y);
drawingPanel.repaint();
}
}
}
public class Circle {
private final int radius;
private final Color color;
private Point2D centerPoint;
public Circle(Point centerPoint, int radius, Color color) {
setCenterPoint(centerPoint);
this.radius = radius;
this.color = color;
}
public Point getCenterPoint() {
return new Point((int) Math.round(centerPoint.getX()),
(int) Math.round(centerPoint.getY()));
}
public void setCenterPoint(Point centerPoint) {
this.centerPoint = new Point2D.Double(
centerPoint.x, centerPoint.y);
}
public void incrementCenterPoint(double x, double y) {
centerPoint.setLocation(centerPoint.getX() + x,
centerPoint.getY() + y);
}
public int getRadius() {
return radius;
}
public Color getColor() {
return color;
}
}
}