How to Draw a Line in Java?

[Avin Sinanan]

Ok how does one draw a simple line in java..
here is the cod ei have so far... i can draw a line but i am looking for a different method to draw it.. take a look at my code... its very short
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
class AvinLine
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
JPanel pane = new JPanel();
Line2D myLine = new Line2D.Double(5,5,100,100);

frame.getContentPane().add(pane);
frame.setSize(300,300);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
Ok how do i draw the line without creating another class .. and the JPanel and JFrame must be in the same class.. I am trying to avoid making a new clas that extends JPanel. I do not want to add another class. The line must be added within this class. And i am also trying to avoid the "paint(Graphics g)" method. Is there anyway to add the line to the JPanel and then add the panel to the JFrame.
Because I find it dificult to believe that Java is such a powerful language that you have to call a "paint(Graphics g)" method and create another class just to draw a simple line.
Thanks for the help in advance..

[Sean MacLean]

Avin,
To draw to the screen, you must have a graphics context (object). To get this object to do it's work you have use it to draw a line (using it's draw line method). Perhaps you should find a good primer tutorial on Java's awt api in order to get a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms behind it's implementation. This will go long way to helping you answer many of your questions.
Sean

[Gregg Bolinger]

Hi, don't know if you specifically need to draw a line a specific way, but as long as it can go entirely accross your panel, try using a Seperator(). It worked great for me.

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Happy Coding,
Gregg Bolinger

[Colin Kenworthy]

Would this work, a sort of inner class ?

Line2D myLine = new Line2D.Double(5,5,100,100); 
JPanel pane = new JPanel() {
                              Paint(Graphics g) {
                                < "draw your line on g here." >
                              }
                           };