scrollRectToVisible not working right

[Alkor]

So im guess this is a problem with java becuase I have a rectangle which bounds are (x - 400,y- 300, x + 400, y - 300) the frame is 800,600 and it scrolls visable to that rectangle it works fine as long as you go down or right but not left or up... is this a problem with java or me? and how could i fix it.

[Fubarable]

So im guess this is a problem with java becuase I have a rectangle which bounds are (x - 400,y- 300, x + 400, y - 300) the frame is 800,600 and it scrolls visable to that rectangle it works fine as long as you go down or right but not left or up... is this a problem with java or me?

From my own personal experience, whenever I've asked this question, the problem has been with me.
From my experience in this forum 99.9% of the time where posters have asked this question, the problem has been with the poster's code.

I'm willing to wager $1000 (or more) that the problem is with you, and this is not meant as an insult -- far from it.

... and how could i fix it.

Without our seeing compilable and runnable code, the answer is anybody's guess. If you need our help though, consider creating and posting an SSCCE, a *small* program that is complete enough to be compilable, runnable and be able to demonstrate your problem, but that contains no code unnecessary for demonstrating your problem and is small enough so as not to drown us in a lot of unrelated code.

[Alkor]

The Rect:
private Rectangle PlayerXYRect = new Rectangle();

public Rectangle playerRect(){
        PlayerXYRect.setBounds(p.getPlayerX()- 400, p.getPlayerY() - 300, p.getPlayerX() + 400, p.getPlayerY() + 300);
        return PlayerXYRect;
    }

Scrolling

if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_A){
p.moveLeft();
repaint();
scrollRectToVisible(playerRect());
        }

[Fubarable]

The Rect:
private Rectangle PlayerXYRect = new Rectangle();

public Rectangle playerRect(){
        PlayerXYRect.setBounds(p.getPlayerX()- 400, p.getPlayerY() - 300, p.getPlayerX() + 400, p.getPlayerY() + 300);
        return PlayerXYRect;
    }

Scrolling

if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_A){
p.moveLeft();
repaint();
scrollRectToVisible(playerRect());
        }

We can neither compile nor run code snippets. I guess you didn't really read my previous response or click on the link that it contains.

Best of luck.

[Fubarable]

For example, an SSCCE like this:

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.Random;

import javax.swing.*;

public class ScrollToRectEg extends JPanel {
   private static final Color[] COLORS = {Color.red, Color.black, Color.orange, Color.blue, 
      Color.yellow, Color.green, Color.cyan, Color.magenta};
   private static final int PREF_W = 200;
   private static final int PREF_H = 200;
   private static final int RECT_WIDTH = 100;
   private static final int RP_W = 1500;
   private static final int RP_H = RP_W;
   private Rectangle[] rectangles = new Rectangle[4 * COLORS.length];
   Random random = new Random();
   private JScrollPane scrollpane;
   private JPanel rectPanel = new JPanel(){
      protected void paintComponent(java.awt.Graphics g) {
         super.paintComponent(g);
         myPaint(g);
      };
   };
   
   public ScrollToRectEg() {
      rectPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(RP_W, RP_H));
      for (int i = 0; i < rectangles.length; i++) {
         int x = 50 + random.nextInt(RP_W - RECT_WIDTH - 100);
         int y = 50 + random.nextInt(RP_H - RECT_WIDTH - 100);
         
         rectangles[i] = new Rectangle(x, y, RECT_WIDTH, RECT_WIDTH);
      }
      
      setLayout(new BorderLayout());
      scrollpane = new JScrollPane(rectPanel);
      add(scrollpane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
      
      
      int timerDelay = 1000;
      new Timer(timerDelay , new ActionListener() {
         private int rectanglesIndex = 0;
         @Override
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
            JViewport viewport = scrollpane.getViewport();
            Rectangle selectedRect = rectangles[rectanglesIndex];
            
            // position the rectangle in the center of the viewport
            int width = viewport.getWidth();
            int height = viewport.getHeight();
            int x = selectedRect.x - (width - selectedRect.width) / 2;
            int y = selectedRect.y - (height - selectedRect.height) / 2;
            Rectangle viewPortRect = new Rectangle(x, y, width, height);
            rectPanel.scrollRectToVisible(viewPortRect);
            scrollpane.getViewport().repaint();
            rectanglesIndex++;
            rectanglesIndex %= rectangles.length;
         }
      }).start();
   }
   
   protected void myPaint(Graphics g) {
      Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
      for (int i = 0; i < rectangles.length; i++) {
         g2.setColor(COLORS[i % COLORS.length]);
         g2.fill(rectangles[i]);
      }
   }

   @Override
   public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
      return new Dimension(PREF_W, PREF_H);
   }

   private static void createAndShowGui() {
      ScrollToRectEg mainPanel = new ScrollToRectEg();

      JFrame frame = new JFrame("Example");
      frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      frame.getContentPane().add(mainPanel);
      frame.pack();
      frame.setLocationByPlatform(true);
      frame.setVisible(true);
   }

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
            createAndShowGui();
         }
      });
   }
}