I need help fixing this asap

Question

I'm just new to java so this code is not be the best way to do it but anyways I need to fix the repainting in this asap since its due in about 1 1/2 hrs I tried every thing I know but so far none has worked. I really don't care much about efficiency now. What's wrong with this and how do I fix this?
     public void moveDisc(int n, int s, int d, int x)
          if(s != d) {
               if(n == 1)
                    transferDisc(s,d);
               if (n > 1)
                    moveDisc(n-1,s,x,d);
                    transferDisc(s,d);
                    moveDisc(n-1,x,d,s);
     public void transferDisc(int s, int d) {
          cntnt[d][cntnt[d][0]+1] = cntnt[s][cntnt[s][0]];
          cntnt[s][cntnt[s][0]] = 0;
          cntnt[s][0]--;
          cntnt[d][0]++;
          peg[1].removeAll();
          peg[2].removeAll();
          peg[3].removeAll();
          for(int y = 1; y < 4; y++) {
               peg[y].add(Box.createVerticalGlue());
               for(int x = 7; x > 0; x--) {
                    if(cntnt[y][x] != 0)
                         peg[y].add(discs[cntnt[y][x]]);
          peg[1].repaint();
          peg[2].repaint();
          peg[3].repaint();
          movDisplay.setText(Integer.toString(++ctr));
          try {
               Thread.sleep(1000);
          } catch(InterruptedException ie) {}
     }

Answer 1

the peg[] are JPanels.
I think it's probably in the repaint since the
program waits for the sum total of the sleeptime and
does nothing until the time is over then it displays
the final position after the time is up.Very much possible. You tell the AWT thread to repaint, but right after you tell it to do nothing for a second. It's be easier if there were a correct view-model separation, you could time the changes to the model and the view would paint whatever state the model is in, without the need to wait for anything.