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From: David Belavy
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 00:00

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Hello Everyone,

I'm learning to program from the Deitel & Deitel book and I was just
wondering what the 'g' means in

public void paint (Graphics g)
    {
        g.drawString("String", 25,25);
    }


What does the g actually refer to?

Thanks,

David

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