Java tutorial
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.GradientPaint; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.geom.Line2D; import java.awt.geom.Point2D; import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class MainClass extends JPanel { public MainClass() { } public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2D = (Graphics2D) g; Point2D.Float p1 = new Point2D.Float(150.f, 75.f); Point2D.Float p2 = new Point2D.Float(250.f, 75.f); float width = 300; float height = 50; GradientPaint g1 = new GradientPaint(p1, Color.WHITE, p2, Color.DARK_GRAY, true); Rectangle2D.Float rect1 = new Rectangle2D.Float(p1.x - 100, p1.y - 25, width, height); g2D.setPaint(g1); g2D.fill(rect1); g2D.setPaint(Color.BLACK); g2D.draw(rect1); g2D.draw(new Line2D.Float(p1, p2)); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.getContentPane().add(new MainClass()); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setSize(200, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }