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Thread: Objects as parameters, and implicit calling?i

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    Default Objects as parameters, and implicit calling?i

    Hey guys! I had a question on two things. First, can you explain the parameters part of public void paint(Graphics g){} ? I don't understand graphics g? Is it an object? It doesn't have an instance created... Also, for the next question I need to show my code. The question is, I don't understand how the method paint is called. Does the method implicitly execute? I've seen where theres multiple methods and they are never called in the main method... Also, why is it necessary to say "new Carz"? Why must we create an instance of the Carz constructer? Thanks to all.




    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    class Carz extends JFrame {
          Carz() {
       super("Cars");
    setSize(1000,1000);
      setVisible(true);
      setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
       }
    Car Ferrari = new Car(20, 200, "Red");
    Car Lexus = new Car(30, 160, "White");
    Car Honda = new Car(25, 150, "Blue");
    public void paint(Graphics m) {
    m.setFont(new Font( "Helvetica", Font.PLAIN, 16));
    m.drawRect(20, 50, 960, 460);
    m.setColor(Color.BLACK);
    m.fillRect(20, 50, 960, 460);
    m.setColor(Color.WHITE);
    m.drawString("We have a " + Ferrari.color + "that gets " + Ferrari.mpg + "and can go as fast as " + Ferrari.mph + ".", 30,70);
    m.drawString("We have a " + Honda.color + "that gets " + Honda.mpg + "and can go as fast as " + Honda.mph + ".", 30,100);
    m.drawString("We have a " + Lexus.color + "that gets " + Lexus.mpg + "and can go as fast as " + Lexus.mph + ".", 30,130);
      }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    new Carz();
       }
    }
     
    class Car{
    int mpg;
     int mph;
        String color;
            Car(int mpg, int mph, String color){
        this.mpg = mpg;
      this.mph = mph;
    this.color = color;
    }
    }


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    Default Re: Objects as parameters, and implicit calling?i

    The paint() for AWT and paintComponent() for Swing are methods that you override to do custom painting.
    They are called by the jvm when the component needs to be repainted. See the tutorial about coding:
    Lesson: Performing Custom Painting (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing)
    and this:
    Painting in AWT and Swing

    why is it necessary to say "new Carz"?
    See the tutorial:
    http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutori...mber/ctor.html
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Objects as parameters, and implicit calling?i

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    The paint() for AWT and paintComponent() for Swing are methods that you override to do custom painting.
    They are called by the jvm when the component needs to be repainted. See the tutorial about coding:
    Lesson: Performing Custom Painting (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing)
    and this:
    Painting in AWT and Swing


    See the tutorial:
    Constructors (The Java™ Tutorials > The Reflection API > Members)
    Hi Norm. I know what constructors are, and realize that doing new Carz() is just calling the constructor. What I don't get is how paint method is executed without being called. Thank you.

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    how paint method is executed
    From my last post:
    They are called by the jvm when the component needs to be repainted.

    Did you read the pages I gave links to?
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    From my last post:
    They are called by the jvm when the component needs to be repainted.

    Did you read the pages I gave links to?
    Oh, ok. Does this only apply to the paint method though? For all others you have to explicitly call them in the main method? Thanks Norm, and i read a part

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    It depends on the method. Read the API doc for each class and method.
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