Simple Gradient Paint Example

A gradient refers to a colored strip with two defined endpoints. Both the end points are defined with different color.

Simple Gradient Paint Example

A gradient refers to a colored strip with two defined endpoints. Both the end points are defined with different color.

Simple Gradient Paint Example

Simple Gradient Paint Example

     

This section illustrates you how to use Gradient Paint.

A gradient refers to a colored strip with two defined endpoints. Both the end points are defined with different color. Then the colors will starts changes gradually  from one to the other along a straight line between the two points.

To use a Gradient paint, we have used the class Elipse2D which provides the shape oval. The class GradientPaint allows you to set up a gradient filled shape with a linear color gradient pattern.

Here is the code of SimpleGradientPaintExample.java

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class SimpleGradientPaintExample extends JPanel {
  public void init() {
  setBackground(Color.gray);
  }
  public void paint(Graphics graphics) {
  Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) graphics;
  g2d.setPaint(new GradientPaint(00, Color.cyan, 200,
  200, Color.red, false));
  Ellipse2D.Double ellipse = new Ellipse2D.Double(5,5,200,200);
  g2d.fill(ellipse);
  }
  public static void main(String args[]) {
  JFrame frame = new JFrame("Simple Gradient Paint");
  SimpleGradientPaintExample gradientExample = new
   
SimpleGradientPaintExample();
  frame.getContentPane().add("Center",gradientExample);
  gradientExample.init();
  frame.setSize(new Dimension(300250));
  frame.show();
  }
}

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