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"PeterH" <!REMOVEBeforeSending!peter@pchenry.com> wrote in message
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> Does the paint(Graphics g) method belong to the Component class only?
And
> likewise does the paintComponent(Graphics g) belong to the JComponent
class?

paint is a method of Component or any class that extends Component.  It's
used to draw the component onto the screen (or perhaps to paper when
printing).

JComponent extends Component (indirectly by extending Container) and
overrides paint to make it easier for you to write JComponent subclasses.
The paint method of JComponent calls 3 other methods: paintComponent,
paintBorder, and paintChildren.  Most of the time when you want to change
the way painting is done, it's easiest to just override paintComponent,
since you probably don't also want to change the way the border and
children are drawn, but it depends on what you're trying to do.

In your case, where you're trying to paint an image, paintComponent is
probably the best place to do the drawing.

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Gillmer J. Derge [TeamB]