This paintComponent Method is Annoying - HELP

Question

ok, I think I touched upon this problem sometime earlier, however I face a larger problem which I've been trying to solve by a different and simpler means but I get nothin.
I have a paintComponent method which DRAWS lines, strings and shapes that get PAINTED on to a JFrame all good and well.
Now, because of the amount of lines, strings and shapes I have on this "paintComponent", I want to put it in a class of its own. and THEN call it from the class it was in.
So I want to create a new class, just for the paintComponent.
Now, I've tried Numerous ways of trying to call it from another class but it just comes up as a blank screen. Oh and no I am not calling it directly too.
Does anyone know where I am going wrong?
help would be very much appreciated.

Answer 1

ok LETS do this.
class beep
I call the paintComponent here to paint my JFrame BUT HOW!
class drawingBoard----------------------------------------------------
// create a rectangle called 'therectangle';
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
g2.draw(therectangle)
g2.drawString("", 100, 100)
Edited by: Calibre2007 on Feb 20, 2008 4:11 PM
Edited by: Calibre2007 on Feb 20, 2008 4:11 PM