Rectangle.contains(Point p) has the following syntax.
public boolean contains(Point p)
In the following code shows how to use Rectangle.contains(Point p) method.
import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.Point; import java.awt.Rectangle; /* ww w . j a v a 2 s . com*/ import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JPanel { public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g; Rectangle r = new Rectangle (10,10,50,40); System.out.println(r.contains(new Point(40, 40))); g2.fill (r); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.getContentPane().add(new Main()); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setSize(200, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }