Repaint() not working!

Question

When I call repaint(), paint() never gets called, thus nothing gets drawn.
package graph;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class Line extends JComponent {
     //======================================================================
     //DATA FIELDS
     //======================================================================
     private int width, height, gap, numRate;
     private int lineThickness;
     private Color lineColor;
     private ArrayList x, y;
     private int cnt;
     private boolean draw;
     //======================================================================
     //CONSTRUCTER
     //======================================================================
     public Line(int w, int h, int gap, int numRate, int thick, Color color) {
          width = w;
          height = h;
          this.gap = gap;
          this.numRate = numRate;
          lineThickness = thick / 2;
          lineColor = color;
          x = new ArrayList();
          y = new ArrayList();
          cnt = 0;
          draw = false;
     //======================================================================
     //MODIFIERS
     //======================================================================
     public void setDraw(boolean draw) {
          this.draw = draw;
          System.out.println("Drawing " + draw);
          repaint();
     //======================================================================
     //OPERATIONS
     //======================================================================
     public void addPoint(float x, float y) {
          this.x.add(new Integer(convertX(x)));
          this.y.add(new Integer(convertY(y)));
          //System.out.println(" CNT: " + cnt + " x: " + this.x.get(cnt) + " y: " + this.x.get(cnt));
          cnt++;
     public void paint(Graphics g) {
          System.out.println("p");
          if (draw)
               drawLine(g);
     public void drawLine(Graphics g) {
          g.setColor(lineColor);
          for (int i = 0; i < width - 1; i++)
               int x1 = convertToInt((Integer) x.get(i));
               int y1 = convertToInt((Integer) y.get(i));;
               int x2 = convertToInt((Integer) x.get(i+1));
               int y2 = convertToInt((Integer) y.get(i+1));
               g.drawLine(x1,y1,x2,y2);
               g.drawLine(x1, y2 - lineThickness, x1, y2 + lineThickness);
     public int convertToInt(Integer i) {
          return i.intValue();
     public int convertX(float x) {
          if (x < 0)
               x *= -1;
               x *= gap / numRate;
               return width / 2 - (int) x;
          } else
               x *= gap / numRate;
               return width / 2 + (int) x;
     public int convertY(float y) {
          if (y < 0)
               y *= -1;
               y *= gap / numRate;
               return width / 2 + (int) y;
          } else
               y *= gap / numRate;
               return width / 2 - (int) y;
}The console output is:
Drawing true
Where it should be atleast:
Drawing true
p
Thanks in advance for your help

Answer 1

Maybe you should try to use g.drawString()
instead...
Regards,
GuidoAre you talking about the System.out? I'm just trying to use that to see if the method is being called at all. If it is, a "p" should appear in the console window, it doesn't! I need help figuring out why!
Thanks in advance!