Cant figure it out (Moving a drawing in JPanel via a button).

[CAD]

hi guys :)

This is what I already made, and works as it should work.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class MyFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
  private JButton b1;
  private JPanel p;
    private JTextField tf;

  public MyFrame() {
    setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    p = new JPanel(); add(p);
        p.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 300));
        p.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
    tf = new JTextField(20); add(tf);
        b1 = new JButton("Press me"); add(b1);
    b1.addActionListener(this);
        
        setSize(540, 400); 
        setVisible(true);
        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

        String s = tf.getText();
        if (s.equals("")) {
            s = "Java";
        }
        Graphics g = p.getGraphics();
        g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        g.fillRect(0, 0, 500, 100);
        g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
            int x = 10, y = 20;
        for ( int i = 1 ; i <= 10 ; i = i + 1) {

          g.drawString(s, x, y);
                x = x + 7* s.length() + 15;    
                y = y + 7* s.length() + 5;
          }    
 
      }  
}

So.....that just shows you a drawing of 'text' going down, but next issue is, that i want to add several buttons (i'll start with just one), and by pressing the button (lets call it "To the right"), the entire drawing (thats already on JPanel), moves X amount of pixels to the right. (have to the same for down, and diagonally down).

So I'm stuck at this...

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class MyFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
  private JButton b1, b2;
  private JPanel p;
    private JTextField tf;

  public MyFrame() {
    setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    p = new JPanel(); add(p);
        p.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 300));
        p.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
    tf = new JTextField(20); add(tf);
        b1 = new JButton("Press me"); add(b1);
    b1.addActionListener(this);
    b2 = new JButton("To the right"); add(b2);
    b2.addActionListener(this);
    
        setSize(540, 400); 
        setVisible(true);
        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      if (event.getSource() == b1) {
        String s = tf.getText();
        if (s.equals("")) {
            s = "Java";
        }
        Graphics g = p.getGraphics();
        g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        g.fillRect(0, 0, 500, 100);
        g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
            int x = 10, y = 20;
        for ( int i = 1 ; i <= 10 ; i = i + 1) {

          g.drawString(s, x, y);
                x = x + 7* s.length() + 15;    
                y = y + 7* s.length() + 5;
        }    
      }  
        else if (event.getSource() == b2) {
            Graphics g = p.getGraphics();
            b2.??????
            }
   
      } 
 
}

hopefully someone can get me on the right track, thx in advance :)

[Norm]

Most drawing in panels is done by extending the panel and overriding its paintComponent method. Action listeners are used to detect user desires, do some calculations about where to draw the shape, set the values and then call repaint() which calls the paintComponent method which then follows the instructions set by the listener.

that i want to add several buttons (i'll start with just one), and by pressing the button (lets call it "To the right"), the entire drawing (thats already on JPanel), moves X amount of pixels to the right.

So the listener for the button, would compute the new position for the drawing and call repaint which would call paintComponent and the drawing is made at the new location.

[Fubarable]

Agree with Norm. If you haven't done so, please have a look at the Sun tutorials on Swing Graphics and 2D Graphics and they'll show you examples of drawing in a JPanel's paintComponent method as Norm suggests.

Luck!

[al_Marshy_1981]

when you have followed the others advice check out Graphics2D's translate method.

http://download.oracle.com/javase/1....8int,%20int%29

[CAD]

Thx, gonna check it out this afternoon and let u guys know if I made it all work :)