Java 2D Graphics Example Tutorial On Paint, Gradient and Stroke

Java 2D is an API for drawing two-dimensional graphics using the Java programming language. Every Java 2D drawing operation can ultimately be treated as filling a shape using a paint and compositing the result onto the screen. The following example will demonstrate:

• – How to define JAVA 2D Shape
• – How to define Gradient Paint
• – How to set Graphics paint
• – How to relocate the java 2D frame for redrawing
• – How to set the strokes in the Graphics
• – How to fill shapes with color or gradient

You will also be learning

• – How to center your GUI on the screen automatically.

package com.kushal.graphics;
/**
 * Java 2D Graphics Example Tutorial On Paint, Gradient and Stroke
 * @author Kushal Paudyal
 * www.sanjaal.com/java
 * Last Modified On 10th August 2009
 */

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;

import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class JavaPaintAndStroke extends JFrame {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 7944800805864455013L;

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		JavaPaintAndStroke paintFrame = new JavaPaintAndStroke();
		paintFrame.setTitle("Sanjaal.com/java - GUI Tutorial");
		paintFrame.setSize(350, 200);
		paintFrame.setVisible(true);
		paintFrame.centerTheGUIFrame(paintFrame);

	}

	public void paint(Graphics g) {
		Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
		double x = 20, y = 60, w = 80, h = 80;
		/** Defining a rectangle and a gradient **/
		Rectangle2D r = new Rectangle2D.Double(x, y, w, h);
		GradientPaint gp = new GradientPaint(75, 75, Color.red, 95, 95,
				Color.green, true);

		/**
		 * Filling the rectangle with a gradient paint
		 */
		g2.setPaint(gp);
		g2.fill(r);

		/**
		 * Shifting the frame to the right by 100
		 * Then using Stroke With a Solid Color
		 *
		 * setFrame method below sets the location and size of
		 * the outer bounds of this Rectangle2D to the
		 * specified rectangular values.
		 *
		 * x, y locations
		 * w, h width and height of new Rectangle frame
		 */
		r.setFrame(x + 100, y, w, h);
		g2.setPaint(Color.red);
		g2.setStroke(new BasicStroke(8));
		g2.draw(r);

		/**
		 * Shifting the original rectangle frame to the right by 200
		 * Then using a Stroke With a Gradient Color
		 */
		r.setFrame(x + 200, y, w, h);
		g2.setPaint(gp);
		g2.draw(r);
	}

	/**
	 * This method is used to center the GUI
	 * @param frame - Frame that needs to be centered.
	 */
	public void centerTheGUIFrame(JFrame frame) {
		int widthWindow = frame.getWidth();
		int heightWindow = frame.getHeight();

		Dimension screen = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
		int X = (screen.width / 2) - (widthWindow / 2); // Center horizontally.
		int Y = (screen.height / 2) - (heightWindow / 2); // Center vertically.

		frame.setBounds(X, Y, widthWindow, heightWindow);

	}
}

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The following is the output of this program.

Originally posted 2009-08-10 14:38:17.