why cant i draw this box???

[stefandanielsen]

hey hey ... im having a small problem with my new program... it wont let me draw a box in eclipse. can anybody help me :

import java.awt.*;

public class DrawLine {
public static void main(String[] args) {
DrawingPanel panel = new DrawingPanel(200, 100);

Graphics g = panel.getGraphics();
g.drawLine(25, 75, 175, 25);
}


}

the error says : DrawingPanel cannot be resolved to a type

what am i doing wrong???:eek::confused:

[KevinWorkman]

Well, where did you define DrawingPanel?

Besides that, you're doing your painting horribly wrong. If you're calling getGraphics() on a component, you're doing something wrong. Instead, extend JPanel, override its paintComponent() method, and do your painting in that.

[Fubarable]

what am i doing wrong???:eek::confused:

• You're using graphics incorrectly as mentioned above. The tutorials will show you how to do drawing correctly, or if you have more problems, then post more of your code here.
• You're not giving us the complete error message so we have to guess what it actually states
• You're not using code tags when posting code but instead bolding your code making it hard to read. Please see the link in my signature on how to use code tags.