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Re: paintComponent(Graphics graphics)

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On 02/20/2015 02:13 PM, Doug Mika wrote:
> Hi
>
> I hope I can explain this clearly without getting into too much detail
> as the code in question is a couple of thousand of lines.

It would be very easy to create a small example program that
demonstrates your situation.

> So to begin, I have a JPanel to which I add JLabels and JComponents
> using JPanel's add() method.  It works fine, but now I would like to print
> an image ON TOP of the added JLabels and JComponents.  For this I
> manipulate my JPanel's paintComponent(Graphics graphics) method.

In it I have something of the following sort:
>
> paintComponent(Graphics graphics){
>    Graphics2D g = (Graphics2D)graphics.create();
>    g.drawImage(image, 200, 200, null);
>    g.dispose
> }
>

Why are you creating and disposing of a Graphics object?

>
> This works in that in my JPanel I now have my "image" appear at position
> (200,200), BUT it appears underneath all my JLabels and JComponents.
> HOW can I make it appear ON TOP of the JLabels and JComponents in my JPanel?
>

Have you looked at any of the descendants of JComponent that
allow to manipulate the component Z order?

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paintComponent(Graphics graphics) Doug Mika <dougmmika@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 11:13 -0800
  Re: paintComponent(Graphics graphics) Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-02-20 18:58 -0500
    Re: paintComponent(Graphics graphics) Brixomatic <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2015-02-21 18:55 +0100
  Re: paintComponent(Graphics graphics) Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2015-02-20 16:15 -0800
    Re: paintComponent(Graphics graphics) Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2015-02-20 16:42 -0800
      Re: paintComponent(Graphics graphics) Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-02-20 19:55 -0500
        Re: paintComponent(Graphics graphics) Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-02-20 20:14 -0500

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