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Re: paintComponent(Graphics graphics)

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On 2/20/2015 4:15 PM, Knute Johnson wrote:
> On 2/20/2015 11:13 AM, 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.  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
>> }
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> Many Thanks
>> Doug
>>
>
> I'm assuming you have a translucent image you want to draw over the
> whole JPanel.  Draw on the JFrame's glasspane.  I think you will have to
> make the glasspane visible.
>
>

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/rootpane.html

-- 
Knute Johnson

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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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