repaint method called twice?

[rajke88]

Hello people,

why is repaint method called twice? i have searched online for the answer and i found this:
paint() in java applet is called twice for no reason - Stack Overflow

person who suggested the anwer said that there should be JPanel in the interface? should there be a jpanel if im going to make some game that will use g.drawImage method?
my source code is very similar to the code that i found in that example online. So that are my two questions. Why repaint is called twice, and should applet have jpanel in it or is it ok to draw graphics directly to japplet.

Thank you in advance in solving my dilema :) i have java experience but i have never used applets so i would need some guide.

[DarrylBurke]

You have absolutely no control over how many times or how frequently painting methods are called.

Maybe you would like to go through Painting in AWT and Swing

db

[rajke88]

DarrylBurke thanks for reply, i will check it out definitely. That will mean that i will have to change logic of my code, and that i have thought in wrong direction, if i can't control how many time paint method is called.

[Fubarable]

DarrylBurke thanks for reply, i will check it out definitely. That will mean that i will have to change logic of my code, and that i have thought in wrong direction, if i can't control how many time paint method is called.

Exactly. Your program should be built with this assumption, and this is one reason that program logic has no business within a component's paint(...) or paintComponent(...) method. You're asking smart questions and making smart inferences.

[rajke88]

First thing that came on my mind is to limit system called -> uncontroled paint method triggering, with simple boolean expression. If (painted) {..}. And if i click on button to envoke app triggered painting. For example set painted variable to false and repaint(); Something like that but its rought taught i will have to consider other ways of doing that. Anyways thanks for the kind words Fubarable. When i code something i try to think on all aspects of my program. But thre most important are performance of the software, correct configuration and operability, and security. And as far as i managed to notice, painting methonds within java can have great influence on performance so they should be used carefuly. By the way, this is my little project i started working on yesterday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV7blshTyUI