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Thread: Trying to make a Car program and I can't seem to get it to compile

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    Wink Trying to make a Car program and I can't seem to get it to compile

    Here is what i have thus far:

    import java.awt.Graphics2D;
    import java.awt.Rectangle;
    import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D;
    import java.awt.geom.Line2D;
    import java.awt.geom.Point2D;

    /**
    * A car shape that can be positioned anywhere on the screen.
    * */
    public class Car
    {
    private int xLeft;
    private int yTop;

    /**
    * Constructs a car with a given top left corner.
    * @param x the x coordinate of the top left corner.
    * @param y the y coordinate of the top left corner.
    * */
    public Car(int x, int y)
    {
    xLeft = x;
    yTop = y;
    }

    /**
    * Draws the car.
    * @param g2 the graphics context
    * */
    public void draw(Graphics2D g2)
    {
    Rectangle body = new Rectangle(xLeft, yTop + 10, 60, 10);
    Ellipse2D.Double frontTire = new Ellipse2D.Double(xLeft + 40, yTop + 20, 10, 10);
    Ellipse2D.Double rearTire = new Ellipse2D.Double(xLeft + 40, yTop + 20, 10, 10);

    //The bottom of the front windshield
    Point2D.Double r1 = new Point2D.Double(xLeft + 10, yTop + 10);
    //The front of the roof
    Point2D.Double r2 = new Point2D.Double(xLeft + 20, yTop);
    //The rear of the roog
    Point2D.Double r3 = new Point2D.Double(xLeft + 40, yTop);
    //The bottom of the rear windshield
    Point2D.Double r4 = new Point2D.Double(xLeft + 50, yTop + 10);

    Line2D.Double frontWindshield = new Line2D.Double(r1, r2);
    Line2D.Double roofTop = new Line2D.Double(r2, r3);
    Line2D.Double rearWindshield = new Line2D.Double(r3, r4);

    g2.draw(body);
    g2.draw(frontTire);
    g2.draw(rearTire);
    g2.draw(frontWindshield);
    g2.draw(roofTop);
    g2.draw(rearWindshield);
    }
    }



    import java.awt.Graphics;
    import java.awt.Graphics2D;
    import javax.swing.JComponent;

    /**
    * This component draws two car shapes.
    **/
    public class CarComponent extends JComponent
    {
    public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
    {

    Car car1 = new Car(0, 0);

    int x = getWidth() - 60;
    int y = getHeight() - 30;

    Car car2 = new Car(x, y);

    car1.draw(g2);
    car2.draw(g2);
    }
    }


    import javax.swing.JFrame;
    * This program allows students to see graphics shapes entered in
    * a class ShapeComponents*/
    public class CarViewer
    {
    public static void main(String[]args)
    {
    //Construct a new object, called window, in which we will draw
    JFrame window = new JFrame();

    //Set the frame size to 400 pixels by 400 pixels
    //DO NOT CHANGE THE SIZE OF THE WINDOW FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT
    window.setSize(400,400);
    window.setTitle("Drawing Window");

    /* Invoke the operator that stops the program if/when the frame is
    * closed */
    window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLO SE);

    //Add the desired shape to the frame
    CarComponent component = new CarComponent();
    window.add(component);

    //Make the frame visible
    window.setVisible(true);
    }
    }

    The two errors are is that "cannot find symbol g2." Help would be greatly appreciated
    Last edited by Necroshade; October 25th, 2011 at 06:15 PM.


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    Default Re: Trying to make a Car program and I can't seem to get it to compile

    This is just coming from a novice but I don't think "g2" was defined in your script. You have to initialize it first which I don't see anywhere in there.

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    Default Re: Trying to make a Car program and I can't seem to get it to compile

    yeah, I saw the mistake, when I looked over it i saw that i forgot to put in the line "Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;" you were correct

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