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nsc010
nsc010

Reputation: 385

Why do my shapes and images disappear on my panel?

I have used the paintComponent method to draw shapes on my panel. However, every time I minimize the frame or resize it, they disappear. Not sure what to add to my code.

   public class ShapePanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener, MouseListener{

    int a,b,c,d;
    Graphics2D g2D;
    private Rectangle2D rect = new Rectangle2D(a,b,c-a,d-b);

    public ShapePanel(){

    addMouseListener(this);
    setLayout(new GridLayout());
}

    public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {

    g2D = (Graphics2D) g;
    g2D.draw(rect);
    repaint();

}


   //get methods for coordinates: MousePressed, MouseReleased

Upvotes: 1

Views: 119

Answers (1)

Dan D.
Dan D.

Reputation: 32391

Don't call repaint() under the paintComponent method. Also, do super.paintComponent(g) the first thing in your paintComponent method.

Update: your code has a lot of compile errors. However, please see below a list of things to change:

  • new Rectangle2D(a, b, c, d) should be new Rectangle2D.Float(10, 10, 100, 100); or anyway, a, b, c and d should have some values, otherwise they are all zero, so no rectangle
  • name the class the same both in definition and in constructor
  • implement mouseClicked, mouseEntered and mouseExited
  • remove g2D.draw() from actionPerformed and don't keep a reference to g2D in the class.

I have the full code that is working if you need it.

Upvotes: 5

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