Set background color in java Graphics object

Question

Good day,

Know that in Java Graphics object, we can user the setColor() method to set the object color. But this is only apply to the object border. Is it anyway to set color for the whole object? I means the background of the Graphics object.

void draw(Graphics g)
    {
        g.setColor(color);
        g.drawRect(left, right, width, height);

    }

Kindly advise.

Answer 1

use fillRect() method .

 g.fillRect(left, right, width, height);

from javadoc

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drawRect()

Draws the outline of the specified rectangle. The left and right edges of the rectangle are at x and x + width. The top and bottom edges are at y and y + height. The rectangle is drawn using the graphics context's current color.

fillRect()

Fills the specified rectangle. The left and right edges of the rectangle are at x and x + width - 1. The top and bottom edges are at y and y + height - 1. The resulting rectangle covers an area width pixels wide by height pixels tall. The rectangle is filled using the graphics context's current color.

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" this is only apply to the object border " because drawRect draw the outlines only. " Is it anyway to set color for the whole object? " well you misunderstand . and setColor() set the color to what you draw if you draw a outline then you can see outline only and it's not because of setColor() set colors to border .