    All Packages  Class Hierarchy  This Package  Previous  Next  Index

# Class java.awt.event.PaintEvent

    java.lang.Object
       |
       +----java.util.EventObject
               |
               +----java.awt.AWTEvent
                       |
                       +----java.awt.event.ComponentEvent
                               |
                               +----java.awt.event.PaintEvent

public class PaintEvent
extends ComponentEvent

The component-level paint event. This event is a special type which is used to ensure that paint/update method calls are serialized along with the other events delivered from the event queue. This event is not designed to be used with the Event Listener model; programs should continue to override paint/update methods in order render themselves properly.

##

PAINT
  The paint event type.
PAINT_FIRST
  Marks the first integer id for the range of paint event ids.
PAINT_LAST
  Marks the last integer id for the range of paint event ids.
UPDATE
  The update event type.

##

PaintEvent(Component, int, Rectangle)
  Constructs a PaintEvent object with the specified source component and type.

##

getUpdateRect()
  Returns the rectangle representing the area which needs to be repainted in response to this event.
paramString()
setUpdateRect(Rectangle)
  Sets the rectangle representing the area which needs to be repainted in response to this event.

##

PAINT_FIRST

     public static final int PAINT_FIRST

  Marks the first integer id for the range of paint event ids.

PAINT_LAST

     public static final int PAINT_LAST

  Marks the last integer id for the range of paint event ids.

PAINT

     public static final int PAINT

  The paint event type.

UPDATE

     public static final int UPDATE

  The update event type.

##

PaintEvent

     public PaintEvent(Component source,
                       int id,
                       Rectangle updateRect)

  Constructs a PaintEvent object with the specified source component and type.

  Parameters:
    source - the object where the event originated

##

getUpdateRect

     public Rectangle getUpdateRect()

  Returns the rectangle representing the area which needs to be repainted in response to this event.

setUpdateRect

     public void setUpdateRect(Rectangle updateRect)

  Sets the rectangle representing the area which needs to be repainted in response to this event.

  Parameters:
    updateRect - the rectangle area which needs to be repainted

paramString

     public String paramString()

  Overrides:
    paramString in class ComponentEvent

    All Packages  Class Hierarchy  This Package  Previous  Next  Index

Submit a bug or feature - Version 1.1.8 of Java Platform API Specification
Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the US and other countries.
Copyright 1995-1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road,
Palo Alto, California, 94303, U.S.A. All Rights Reserved.