Position shapes / graphics

Question

Hey,
Thanks for your help so far.
I found an example and edited it, it displays a circle, square and line all one after another. Ill post code to show ye;
    package shape;
    import java.awt.Color;
      import java.awt.Graphics;
      import java.awt.BasicStroke; 
      import java.awt.Rectangle;
      import java.awt.Graphics2D;          
      import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D;      
      import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;    
      import java.awt.geom.Arc2D;          
      import java.awt.geom.Line2D;         
      import javax.swing.JPanel;
      public class ShapesJPanel extends JPanel
         // draw shapes with Java 2D API
         public void paintComponent( Graphics g )
            super.paintComponent( g ); // call superclass's paintComponent
            Graphics2D g2d = ( Graphics2D ) g; // cast g to Graphics2D
            // draw 2D ellipse filled with a blue-yellow gradient      
            g2d.setPaint( Color.BLACK);                                 
            g2d.fill( new Ellipse2D.Double( 5, 30, 65, 100 ) );        
            // draw 2D rectangle in red                          
            g2d.setPaint( Color.BLACK );                           
            g2d.setStroke( new BasicStroke( 2.0f ) );           
            g2d.draw( new Rectangle2D.Double( 80, 30, 65, 100 ) );
           // draw 2D lines in green and yellow              
            g2d.setPaint( Color.BLACK );                      
            g2d.draw( new Line2D.Double( 395, 30, 320, 150 ) );
         } // end method paintComponent
      } // end class ShapesJPaneland also main to run the JPanel
    package shape;
    import javax.swing.JFrame;
      public class Shapes2
         // execute application
         public static void main( String args[] )
            // create frame for ShapesJPanel
            JFrame frame = new JFrame( "Drawing 2D shapes" );
            frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
            // create ShapesJPanel
            ShapesJPanel shapesJPanel = new ShapesJPanel();
            frame.add( shapesJPanel ); // add shapesJPanel to frame
            frame.setSize( 425, 200 ); // set frame size
            frame.setVisible( true ); // display frame
         } // end main  } // end class Shapes            
    }So thats all good, but the thing is i cant seem to apply any BorderLayout to the shapes, i want to display them one after another on new lines.
eg Circle
Square
line
In that kind of order, opposed to left to right. Can someone tell me how this can be done thanks.
Mark

Answer 1

Hey guys
Another little prob, in my class i have all my shapes created and postioned as best i can, but now in my main method i try and add a label and pass a variable result into it but i either cant display it or absolute position it.
Apparently with absolute positioning i must set the frame layout to null first then postion the labels but setting the frame to null ends up not displaying my graphics.
Any other way to absolute position the label and stuff and still keep the graphics displaying.
BorderLayout manager works but is not accurate enough.
Mark