Graphics.dispose() has the following syntax.
public abstract void dispose()
In the following code shows how to use Graphics.dispose() method.
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Graphics; //ww w. j av a 2 s.co m import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JPanel { public void paint(Graphics g) { g.setColor (Color.red); Graphics clippedGraphics = g.create(); clippedGraphics.drawRect (0,0,100,100); clippedGraphics.clipRect (25, 25, 50, 50); clippedGraphics.drawLine (0,0,100,100); clippedGraphics.dispose(); clippedGraphics=null; g.drawLine (0,100,100,0); } 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); } }