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Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, 2nd Edition
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Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, 2nd Edition

by Julie Anderson, Herve J. Franceschi
February 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1288 pages
39h 39m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Content preview from Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, 2nd Edition
182 CHAPTER 4 Introduction to Applets and Graphics
Figure 4.2
The Graphics Coordinate
System
(0, 0)
x increases
(75, 60)
(200, 150)
(80, 190)
(350, 95)
(300, 215)
(0, 299)
(399, 0)
(399, 299)
y increases
4.3 Drawing Shapes with Graphics Methods
Javas Graphics class, in the java.awt package, provides methods to draw fig-
ures such as rectangles, circles, and lines; to set the colors for drawing; and
to write text in a window.
Each drawing method requires you to specify the location in the window to
start drawing. Locations are expressed using an (x,y) coordinate system.
Each coordinate corresponds to a pixel. The x coordinate specifies the hori-
zontal position, ...
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