Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days

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Graphics, Fonts, and Color

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The Graphics Class ................................................................................. 150

The Graphics Coordinate System ...................................................... 151

Drawing and Filling ............................................................................... 151

Lines .................................................................................................. 152

Rectangles .......................................................................................... 152

Polygons ............................................................................................ 155

Ovals ................................................................................................. 156

Arc ..................................................................................................... 157

A Simple Graphics Example............................................................... 161

Copying and Clearing ........................................................................ 163

Text and Fonts ....................................................................................... 163

Creating Font Objects ....................................................................... 163

Drawing Characters and Strings ......................................................... 164

Finding Out Information About a Font ............................................. 166

Color ...................................................................................................... 168

Using Color Objects .......................................................................... 168

Testing and Setting the Current Colors ............................................. 169

A Single Color Example ..................................................................... 170

Summary ................................................................................................ 171

Q&A ...................................................................................................... 171

030-4 FM

1/29/96, 8:11 PM

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