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

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by simply changing the values of sX and sY. We don’t need to change any of

the arguments sent to the Graphics methods. To demonstrate this, try

changing the values of sX and sY and re-running the applet.

4.4 Using Color

All the figures we have drawn were black. That’s because when our applet

starts, the default drawing color is black. We can add color to the drawing by

setting the current color, also called the foreground color, which is part of

the graphics context represented by the Graphics object sent to the paint

method. The draw and fill methods draw the figures in the current color.

The current color remains in effect until ...