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Java2D: An Introduction and Tutorial

by Marty Hall

This tutorial presents a quick introduction to the basics of Java2D and the use of the Graphics2D class in Java 1.2. It is not a tutorial on general Java programming, a tutorial on all of Java 1.2, or even a tutorial on programming with Swing or JFC. (However, many such tutorials are available.)

JHU/APL Logo This tutorial was prepared by Marty Hall for work in the Research and Technology Development Center of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, for courses in the Johns Hopkins Part-Time MS Program in Computer Science, and for various industry seminars and courses.

1. Introduction: 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Main New Features; 1.3 General Approach
2. Drawing Shapes: 2.1 Overview; 2.2 Shape Classes; 2.3 Drawing Shapes: Example Code; 2.4 Drawing Shapes: Example Output
3. Paint Styles: 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Paint Classes; 3.3 Transparency; 3.4 Gradient Fills: Example Code; 3.5 Gradient Fills: Example Output; 3.6 Tiled Images: Overview; 3.7 Tiled Images: Example Code; 3.8 Tiled Images: Example Output
4. Transparency: 4.1 Overview; 4.2 Transparency: Example Code; 4.3 Transparency: Example Output

5. Using Local Fonts: 5.1 Overview; 5.2 Listing Available Fonts: Example Code; 5.3 Drawing with Local Fonts: Example Code; 5.4 Drawing with Local Fonts: Example Output
6. Stroke Styles: 6.1 Overview; 6.2 Stroke Attributes; 6.3 Stroke Thickness: Example Code; 6.4 Stroke Thickness: Example Output; 6.5 Dashed Lines: Example Code; 6.6 Dashed Lines: Example Output; 6.7 Line Cap and Join Styles: Example Code; 6.8 Line Cap and Join Styles: Example Output
7. Coordinate Transformations: 7.1 Overview; 7.2 Translations and Rotations: Example Code; 7.3 Translations and Rotations: Example Output; 7.4 Shear Transformations; 7.5 Shear Transformations: Example Code; 7.6 Shear Transformations: Example Output

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This article first appeared in November, 1998

Java2D: An Introduction and Tutorial

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