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Canvas

Name

Canvas

[Graphic: Figure from the text]

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


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