resizing a rectangle?

[ludis]

public void drawFrame()
{
myCanvas.getSize();
myCanvas.setForegroundColor(Color.black);
Rectangle rect = (new Rectangle(20,20,WIDTH - 20, HEIGHT - 20));
myCanvas.draw(rect);
}

Im trying to get the rectangle to change with the size of the canvas, when the canvas's size is changed, and leaving a 20px edge. However its only producing two line not a full rectangle? Any help be much appreciated.

[Fubarable]

Is this Swing? You may wish to create and post an SSCCE, and give us more details on your problem for quicker, better help. Please see the link for more info.

[ludis]

No im using blueJ and have imported the java.awt if that helps :)

[ludis]

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt. Font;

/**
* Class BallDemo - provides a demonstration of the
* BouncingBall and Canvas classes.
*

*/

public class BallDemo
{
private Canvas myCanvas;
private static final int WIDTH = 600;
private static final int HEIGHT = 500;

/**
* Create a BallDemo object.
* Creates a fresh canvas and makes it visible.
*/
public BallDemo()
{
myCanvas = new Canvas("Ball Demo", WIDTH, HEIGHT);
myCanvas.setVisible(true);
}

/**
* Simulate two bouncing balls
*/
public void bounce()
{
int ground = 400; // position of the ground line
int xStart = 50; // x-start of the ground line
int xLimit = 550; // x-limit of the ground line

myCanvas.setVisible(true);

// draw the ground
myCanvas.setForegroundColor(Color.blue);
myCanvas.drawLine(xStart, ground, xLimit, ground);

// crate and show the balls
BouncingBall ball = new BouncingBall(xStart, 50, 16, Color.blue, ground, myCanvas);
ball.draw();
BouncingBall ball2 = new BouncingBall(xStart + 20, 80, 20, Color.red, ground, myCanvas);
ball2.draw();

// Make them bounce until both have gone beyond the xLimit.
boolean finished = false;
while(!finished) {
myCanvas.wait(50); // small delay
ball.move();
ball2.move();
// stop once ball has travelled a certain distance on x axis
if(ball.getXPosition() >= xLimit && ball2.getXPosition() >= xLimit) {
finished = true;
}
}
ball.erase();
ball2.erase();
}

/**
* Draw frame method...!
*/
public void drawFrame()
{
myCanvas.getSize();
myCanvas.setForegroundColor(Color.black);
Rectangle rect = (new Rectangle(20,20,this.WIDTH - 20, this.HEIGHT - 20));
myCanvas.draw(rect);
}


}

[Fubarable]

No im using blueJ

bluej is just the development environment you are using and has nothing to do with your current Java problem.

and have imported the java.awt if that helps :)

OK, so you're using the AWT library which is important.

Still without more information and an SSCCE, about all I can do is wish you well.

Edit:
I see that you've posted code :)
... but without code tags, so it's hard to read. :(

Let me look at it...

Edit 2:
And the code isn't an SSCCE (you didn't read the link I posted in my first reply, did you?), and so I can't compile, run or test the code. :(

Anyway, best of luck.

[Fubarable]

Posted in private message:

Hello im not to sure on how to break it down for you, as im kind of new to this.

I could email you the files, so you could compile?

Cheers

Tell you what. Instead either create a JAR file with source code and convert the extension from jar to zip and post it here, or else simply place all the source files into a zip file and post it here in the forum (it allows text and zip file uploads). Also, most of us prefer all communication to be made through the forum, not through private messaging.

[ludis]

Ok here you go i think i know whats happening now just, cant solve it. I believe the Dimension object need int values and my accessor method is return values of type double.

[Fubarable]

Do you have a main class that has a main method? Either that or one that displays an applet?

[ludis]

I just run the package.blueJ and it all comes up! In BlueJ of course....!

[ludis]

Please help, ive been stuck on this problem for the last 3 days :(