BasicStroke.CAP_SQUARE has the following syntax.
public static final int CAP_SQUARE
In the following code shows how to use BasicStroke.CAP_SQUARE field.
import java.awt.BasicStroke; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; //from w w w. ja v a 2 s .co m import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JPanel { public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g; BasicStroke bs = new BasicStroke(16.0f, BasicStroke.CAP_SQUARE, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL); g2.setStroke(bs); g.drawLine(30, 20, 270, 20); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.add(new Main()); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setBounds(20,20, 500,500); frame.setVisible(true); } }