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Class java.awt.event.PaintEvent 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.util.EventObject
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           +----java.awt.AWTEvent
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                   +----java.awt.event.ComponentEvent
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                           +----java.awt.event.PaintEvent
public class PaintEvent
extends ComponentEvent
The component-level paint event. This event is a special type which is used to ensure that paint/update method calls are serialized along with the other events delivered from the event queue. This event is not designed to be used with the Event Listener model; programs should continue to override paint/update methods in order render themselves properly.

Variable Index

o PAINT
The paint event type.
o PAINT_FIRST
Marks the first integer id for the range of paint event ids.
o PAINT_LAST
Marks the last integer id for the range of paint event ids.
o UPDATE
The update event type.

Constructor Index

o PaintEvent(Component, int, Rectangle)
Constructs a PaintEvent object with the specified source component and type.

Method Index

o getUpdateRect()
Returns the rectangle representing the area which needs to be repainted in response to this event.
o paramString()
o setUpdateRect(Rectangle)
Sets the rectangle representing the area which needs to be repainted in response to this event.

Variables

o PAINT_FIRST 
public static final int PAINT_FIRST
Marks the first integer id for the range of paint event ids.

o PAINT_LAST 
public static final int PAINT_LAST
Marks the last integer id for the range of paint event ids.

o PAINT 
public static final int PAINT
The paint event type.

o UPDATE 
public static final int UPDATE
The update event type.

Constructors

o PaintEvent 
public PaintEvent(Component source,
                   int id,
Rectangle updateRect)
Constructs a PaintEvent object with the specified source component and type.

Parameters:
source - the object where the event originated

Methods

o getUpdateRect 
public Rectangle getUpdateRect()
Returns the rectangle representing the area which needs to be repainted in response to this event.

o setUpdateRect 
public void setUpdateRect(Rectangle updateRect)
Sets the rectangle representing the area which needs to be repainted in response to this event.

Parameters:
updateRect - the rectangle area which needs to be repainted
o paramString 
public String paramString()
Overrides:
paramString in class ComponentEvent 
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