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James A. Schulz <jaschulz@wiseware.com> wrote:
> Why doesn't the code below effectively erase the "this is a test" string?

> public void paint(Graphics g){
>     g.drawString("this is a test",20,120);
>     g.drawString("                ",20,120);
>   }

> P.S.  what is the right way to erase a string?

Hrm.  I draw exactly the same string with the foreground color set to
the background color.  Your method won't work consistantly for variable-width
fonts.


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