🚀 go-pugleaf

createImage will fail for a component until addNotify is called.
This creates the peer.

Julian Fainlight wrote in message <34D0CED4.D8943A1F@netvalueinc.com>...
>hi,
>    I am trying to write a class that will generate bitmapped images....
>i would prefer the class not to extend another class (like component),
>but have done so due to the grapic restrictions.... this is ok... but i
>was trying to create an image and attach a graphics object to it...
>
>Image buffer;
>Graphics picture;
>
>
>buffer = this.createImage(106,73);
>picture = buffer.getGraphics();
>
>if i execute the method createimage any place outside of paint(), the
>buffer is null and getgraphics throws a null pointer exception.... WHY?
>
>i know i am missing something... but why cant i create images and
>operate them on the fly without instantiating a component.... or having
>to do everything by some clever method from within the paint() method.
>
>HELP!!!!!!!!!
>