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you would typically subclass a JPanel to do custom painting<br />
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you would typically subclass a JPanel to do custom painting



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for e.g., <a href="http://www.roseindia.net/java/java-tips/GUI-lowlevel/graphics/40drawingpanel/20drawingpanel.shtml" rel="ugc">http://www.roseindia.net/java/java-tips/GUI-lowlevel/graphics/40drawingpanel/20drawingpanel.shtml</a>
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for e.g., http://www.roseindia.net/java/java-tips/GUI-lowlevel/graphics/40drawingpanel/20drawingpanel.shtml [http://www.roseindia.net/java/java-tips/GUI-lowlevel/graphics/40drawingpanel/20drawingpanel.shtml]

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I'm working on a GUI using Java Swing. One of the panels needs to contain 2D graphics, using images, drawing some lines, and placing text on exact locations. <br />
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My questions are:<br />
* which swing component can I place this graphic in? <br />
* how do I draw lines?<br />
* do I need to override the paint method?<br />
* How do i place text on exact koordinates?
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I'm working on a GUI using Java Swing. One of the panels needs to contain 2D graphics, using images, drawing some lines, and placing text on exact locations. 

My questions are:
* which swing component can I place this graphic in? 
* how do I draw lines?
* do I need to override the paint method?
* How do i place text on exact koordinates?

Java 2D graphics

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