Saving output displayed in a frame in image format

[ankit1801]

i have written a program which shows a graph on a frame. now i have to save this output in image format. i have been asked to place a button on the frame which displays the graph clicking on which will save the graph as an image. how to do it?

[Norm]

Try something like this:
Create a buffered image. Get its Graphics object and call the paintComponent method for the frame. The frame will draw itself on the buffered image. Then write that buffered image to an image file.