Stoping flicker in my applet.

Question

Hi everyone. I currently am drawing a bunch of objects on an applet. I am going through an array of them, and I think the flicker is because each one is drawn separately. Is there any way to draw all of them at once to avoid this?
Here is my draw method.
     public void paint(Graphics g) {
          Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g; //Casting
          setBackground(Color.white);
          for(int j = 0; j < chessPieces.length; j++)
               chessPieces[j].getMeasure();
               chessPieces[j].draw(g2);
     }     // paint

Answer 1

Yes, draw them all onto a BufferedImage (in another method), and then just draw the completed BufferedImage onto the display area (from within paint). paint gets called alot ...like when the mouse passes over the display ...or when the browser gets resized/repositioned etc ...like, alot. When you set the background blank and redraw your stuff, you get the flickering that you are observing. If you draw it all onto an offscreen BufferedImage first (and only when the image NEEDS to change), then the whole previously created image gets drawn each time paint is called (repeatedly) and things look smooth. You might have to figure out BufferedImage a little, but the results are well worth it.