Canvas

Name

Description

Canvas is a Component that provides a drawing area and is often used as a base class for new components.

Class Definition

public class java.awt.Canvas extends java.awt.Component {
 // Constructors public Canvas(); // Instance Methods public void addNotify();
public void paint (Graphics g);
}

Constructors

Canvas

public Canvas()

• Description
• Constructs a Canvas object.

Instance Methods

addNotify

public void addNotify()

• Overrides
• Component.addNotify()
• Description
• Creates Canvas's peer.

paint

public void paint (Graphics g)

• Parameters
• • g
  • Graphics context of component.
• Description
• Empty method to be overridden in order to draw something in graphics context.

See Also

Component, Graphics