Re: newbie:this program gives error on compiling

From:
"Andrew Thompson" <u32984@uwe>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:18:56 GMT
Message-ID:
<7d149b5ba43bc@uwe>
Boris wrote:

This program gives 2 errors on compiling.


This SSCCE compiles and runs, but..
<sscce>
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D;
import javax.swing.*;

public class OvalButton extends JButton {

  public OvalButton(String text){
    super(text);
    setOpaque(false);
  }

  public Shape getShape(){
    return new Ellipse2D.Float(
      0f,
      0f,
      (float)(getWidth()/2),
      (float)(getHeight()));
  }

  public void paint(Graphics g){
    Graphics2D g2=(Graphics2D) g;
    g2.setClip(getShape());
    super.paint(g2);
  }

  public boolean contains(int x,int y){
    return getShape().contains(x,y);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
      null,
      new OvalButton("Hi!"));
  }
}
<sscce>

Please help , I am not able to understand the problem.


..it is the least of the problems with this code, this
approach, and the wasted screen acreage of 'oval
shaped' buttons in general.

--
Andrew Thompson
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