Chapter 11 Examples

Java has a full range of graphics objects and methods that draw rectangles, ovals, lines, polygons and more. These are all part of the java.awt.Graphics class. Every applet has a graphics context which is an instance of java.awt.Graphics. This object is passed into the paint method where you call its individual methods.

Topics covered in this chapter include

• The Java Coordinate System
• Drawing Text
• Changing the Font
• Changing the color
• Drawing Straight Lines
• Drawing Curved Lines
• Mapping an imaginary space onto the real one

The Examples

• Example 11.1: Font List
• Example 11.2: Fancy Font List
• Example 11.3: Wrapping Text
• Example 11.4: Simple Lines
• Example 11.5: Sine Applet
• Example 11.6: A Nicer Sine Wave Applet